# PR26 9HJ: area report for a postcode in Chorley

PR26 9HJ is a postcode in Chorley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Chorley. Open the map at PR26 9HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) › [PR26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26) › [PR26 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26-9)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 62% on July. Chorley 007B: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **Croston, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **6 of 50 properties in PR26 9HJ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Chorley 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **£213,246 average price**: For the whole of Chorley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PR26 9HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at PR26 9HJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-and-st-michaels-va-cofe-methodist-primary-school-e131309) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-rawstorne-church-of-england-academy-e137296) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £292,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £342,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2023 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2026 | £116,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2023 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| September 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Croston (710 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON (10 m)
- Pharmacies: CROSTON PHARMACY (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Croston 6 Station Rd (580 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £213,246** (July 2026). Chorley’s average house price was £213,246 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,350** (2025). Full-time workers living in Chorley earned a median of £39,350 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 154th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.4×** (2025). A home in Chorley costs 5.4 times local full-time pay. 58th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.4** (2025). Chorley has a deprivation score of 16.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 118th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Chorley 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.7** (2025). Chorley 007B has a deprivation score of 7.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,886th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £363,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chorley 007B was £363,750 in 2025. Joint 10,840th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,596** (2021). Chorley 007B had 1,596 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,319th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.3%** (January 2026). In Chorley 007B, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PR26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR26 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,601** (2021). PR26 had 15,601 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,040th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PR26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.6%** (January 2026). In PR26, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)
- Centre: 53.6620, -2.7726

Council: [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble): Mr Paul Foster (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7726,53.6620,PR269HJ

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