Cricketers Green Eccleston, Chorley
24 addresses across 2 postcodes (PR7), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 7403231.
- Sales: 57 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £357,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 6, E: 6).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Chorley costs £2,430 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 88% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Croston, about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Millenium Green, is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 24 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Village Surgeries Croston&Eccleston, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 98% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £357,500 | £262,500 | £452,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | £390,000 | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £362,500 | £362,500 | £362,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £299,000 | £299,000 | £299,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £250,000 | £195,000 | £300,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £249,999 | £249,999 | £249,999 |
| 2011 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2007 | 1 | £247,000 | £247,000 | £247,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2025 | 20 PR7 5UF | Detached | £262,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2025 | 9 PR7 5UF | Detached | £452,500 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Aug 2023 | 10 PR7 5UF | Detached | £390,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Oct 2022 | 17 PR7 5UF | Detached | £380,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Nov 2020 | 4 PR7 5UF | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2019 | 24 PR7 5UF | Detached | £362,500 | |
| 2 Oct 2018 | 3 PR7 5UF | Detached | £299,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 22 PR7 5UF | Detached | £320,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Sep 2014 | 22 PR7 5UF | Detached | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Sep 2014 | 2 PR7 5UF | Detached | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 May 2014 | 23 PR7 5UF | Detached | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Apr 2012 | 18 PR7 5UF | Detached | £249,999 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Oct 2011 | 15 PR7 5UF | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2009 | 14 PR7 5UF | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 16 Nov 2007 | 20 PR7 5UF | Detached | £247,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Oct 2006 | 19 PR7 5UF | Detached | £226,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2006 | 16 PR7 5UF | Detached | £292,500 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Jul 2006 | 24 PR7 5UF | Detached | £262,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2005 | 24 PR7 5UF | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2005 | 22 PR7 5UF | Detached | £295,000 | New build. |
| 20 Oct 2005 | 22 PR7 5UF | Detached | £295,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Nov 2004 | 18 PR7 5UF | Detached | £249,999 | Leasehold. |
| 12 May 2004 | 1 PR7 5UF | Detached | £245,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Oct 2003 | 12 PR7 5UF | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 23 May 2003 | 5 PR7 5UF | Detached | £185,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Apr 2003 | 19 PR7 5UF | Detached | £136,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Feb 2003 | 11 PR7 5UF | Detached | £185,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Nov 2002 | 24 PR7 5UF | Detached | £169,950 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 3 PR7 5UF | Detached | £169,950 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Feb 2002 | 4 PR7 5UF | Detached | £166,500 | |
| 2 Nov 2001 | 7 PR7 5UF | Detached | £114,950 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Oct 1999 | 20 PR7 5UF | Detached | £101,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Mar 1999 | 2 PR7 5UF | Detached | £99,950 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Aug 1998 | 8 PR7 5UF | Detached | £127,500 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Feb 1998 | 21 PR7 5UF | Detached | £115,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 12 Dec 1997 | 11 PR7 5UF | Detached | £114,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 6 Nov 1997 | 16 PR7 5UF | Detached | £116,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 30 Oct 1997 | 4 PR7 5UF | Detached | £130,700 | New build. |
| 26 Sep 1997 | 17 PR7 5UF | Detached | £117,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 19 Sep 1997 | 12 PR7 5UF | Detached | £118,700 | New build. |
| 15 Sep 1997 | 18 PR7 5UF | Detached | £107,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 15 Aug 1997 | 10 PR7 5UF | Detached | £116,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 1997 | 3 PR7 5UF | Detached | £110,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Jun 1997 | 14 PR7 5UF | Detached | £102,950 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 1997 | 15 PR7 5UF | Detached | £88,700 | New build. |
| 12 Jun 1997 | 9 PR7 5UF | Detached | £114,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 30 May 1997 | 22 PR7 5UF | Detached | £111,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 1997 | 19 PR7 5UF | Detached | £84,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 25 Apr 1997 | 23 PR7 5UF | Detached | £105,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Mar 1997 | 24 PR7 5UF | Detached | £110,350 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 116 m². Most common: House, detached (16). Built: 1996-2002 (11); 1991-1995 (4); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 1, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 2, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 3, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 4, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 14, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 15, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 16, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 17, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 18, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 19, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 22, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 23, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
- 24, Cricketers Green, Eccleston
Council tax
What each band costs in Chorley in 2026-27: Band D £2,430 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,620 | £1,890 | £2,160 | £2,430 | £2,970 | £3,510 | £4,050 | £4,860 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (27% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 16 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PR7 5UF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 8 | unlikely |
| PR7 5QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 24 m and 25 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR7 5QZ | 92% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| PR7 5UF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Croston 56,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Euxton Balshaw Lane 76,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Rufford 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primary School Eccleston | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chorley Town Centre | 6.8 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Applegreen Electric Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 35.6 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Village Surgeries Croston&Eccleston | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fishlocks Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Lancashire Bowel Screening Service (Euxton Hall Hospital) | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Leyland Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Charnock Richard South - INT 1, Mill Lane Cashzone | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millenium Green 1.4 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Re-Used Calvary Cross Slab, Churchyard of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) north. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Re-Used Calvary Cross Slab, Churchyard of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Re-Used Elizabethan Ledger Slab in the Churchyard of Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Ingrave Farm moated site, moated site 100m W of Ingrave Farm and connecting channel, Eccleston | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Bradley Hall, moated site, fishponds and connecting channels | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Knowles' Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Bradley Hall Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Hurst House Delf | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Welch Whittle Bottoms | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Nixon Hillock | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 24 |
4 of the street's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Chorley: see them on the Chorley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eccleston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellors Catering At Eccleston Primary School PR7 5RA | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| The Original Farmers Arms PR7 5QS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2025 |
| One Stop PR7 5SX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 370 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2011 |
| The Village Chippy PR7 5SX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Verdes Ristorante Pizzeria PR7 5SU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| The Cottage Loaf PR7 5SU | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Eccleston Green Filling Station PR7 5SU | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Outpost PR7 5SX | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Mr Michael J Motley PR7 5SL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2012 |
| Galloways Bakers Ltd PR7 5SZ | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Sainsbury's PR7 5SZ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Fishlock Pharmacy PR7 5SZ | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Caffe Manna PR7 5SZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Banner Close (5); On or near The Fields (5); On or near Greenway (4); On or near Chaucer Close (3); On or near Beechfields (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 98% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Boundary Close · Gillcroft · Doctor's Lane · Beechfields · The Fields · The Hawthorns · Banner Close · Chaucer Close · Marsden Close · Greenway · Hurst Street · Snipewood
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.