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Chorley North East

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East Chorley. About 7,229 people in 31 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Chorley North East, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,977
4,035th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.5%
3,121st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Chorley North East compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Chorley North EastMiddle
Population14 wards, Chorley · 2021
Population: every ward in Chorley14 areas from 6,977 to 10,087. The middle area is 8,385. Chorley North East is 6,977.
6,977lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Chorley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Chorley14 areas from 84.3% to 97.6%. The middle area is 93.6%. Chorley North East is 84.3%.
84.3%lowest
Claimant rate14 wards, Chorley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Chorley14 areas from 1.2% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.4%. Chorley North East is 1.3%.
1.3%3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 6414 wards, Chorley · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Chorley14 areas from 57.7% to 66.4%. The middle area is 62.2%. Chorley North East is 63.5%.
63.5%5th highest

Figures for the whole of Chorley

These figures are published for the whole of Chorley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Chorley and not Chorley North East 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
Chorley North East in brief

Chorley North East had 6,977 usual residents at the census.

In Chorley North East, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chorley North East, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.5% of residents in Chorley North East were aged 15 to 64 at the census.