# PR5 8JY: area report for a postcode in Chorley

PR5 8JY 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 PR5 8JY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) › [PR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5) › [PR5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 30% on July. Chorley 001B: 111 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **Bamber Bridge, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **No property in PR5 8JY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Chorley 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **£213,246 average price**: For the whole of Chorley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PR5 8JY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PR5 8JY**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY
- **13.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cambian Red Rose School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-red-rose-school-e141864) | Special | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Clayton Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clayton-brook-primary-school-e119331) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-primary-school-e119338) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e119674) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Progress School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-school-e131138) | Special | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clayton-le-woods-manor-road-primary-school-e119318) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clayton-le-woods-church-of-england-primary-school-e119468) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridgeway School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgeway-school-e147206) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2023 | £122,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £85,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2025 | £164,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2026 | £158,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY (110 m); CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY (400 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (400 m); ASDA PHARMACY (410 m)
- Dental practices: CLAYTON BROOK DENTAL (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Clayton Brook Express Petrol (320 m, Asda); Asda Clayton Green Superstore (420 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Clayton Brook Tunley Holme (430 m, Morrisons); Lidl Chorley (540 m, Lidl)

## 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.3** (2025). Chorley 001B has a deprivation score of 36.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,675th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,220** (2021). Chorley 001B had 1,220 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,925th least 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Chorley 001B, 96.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.1%** (August 2026). In Chorley 001B, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## PR5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR5 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,876** (2021). PR5 had 40,876 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 429th most 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: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in PR5 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: 94.5%** (January 2026). In PR5, 94.5% 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: 53.7108, -2.6432

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

## Your MP

- [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley): Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker), 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=-2.6432,53.7108,PR58JY

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