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Chorley South West

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South east Chorley. About 8,681 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Chorley South West, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,527
3,133rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.8%
1,788th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Chorley South West compares

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

Chorley South WestMiddle
Population14 wards, Chorley · 2021
Population: every ward in Chorley14 areas from 6,977 to 10,087. The middle area is 8,385. Chorley South West is 8,527.
8,5276th highest
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 South West is 97.3%.
97.3%joint 2nd highest
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 South West is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 3rd highest
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 South West is 65.8%.
65.8%2nd 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 South West 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 South West in brief

Chorley South West had 8,527 usual residents at the census.

In Chorley South West, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chorley South West, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.8% of residents in Chorley South West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.