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Croston & Mawdesley

Middle area

West Chorley. 7,766 people in 35 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Croston & Mawdesley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£310,000
3,306th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,883
3,745th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Croston & Mawdesley compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Chorley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Chorley14 areas from £170,000 to £310,000. The middle area is £226,000. Croston & Mawdesley is £310,000.
£310,000highest
Population14 middle areas, Chorley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Chorley14 areas from 5,329 to 11,326. The middle area is 8,508. Croston & Mawdesley is 7,883.
7,8835th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Chorley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Chorley14 areas from 74.8% to 97.5%. The middle area is 94.1%. Croston & Mawdesley is 89.4%.
89.4%3rd lowest
Claimant rate14 middle areas, Chorley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Chorley14 areas from 1.1% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Croston & Mawdesley is 1.3%.
1.3%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Chorley

These figures are published for the whole of Chorley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chorley and not Croston & Mawdesley alone. See Chorley

Average house price
£213,246
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,350
154th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.4×
58th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.4
118th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Croston & Mawdesley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Croston & Mawdesley was £310,000 in 2025.

Croston & Mawdesley had 7,883 usual residents at the census.

In Croston & Mawdesley, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Croston & Mawdesley, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.