# PR6 6RQ: area report for a postcode in Chorley

PR6 6RQ 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 PR6 6RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) › [PR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6) › [PR6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **104 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Chorley 009A: 159 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **Chorley, 130 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **No property in PR6 6RQ 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=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Chorley 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **£213,246 average price**: For the whole of Chorley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **97% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PR6 6RQ**: Road 53 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mayfield House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-house-school-e148239) | Special | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Highfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-community-primary-school-e150034) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2019, before the school changed | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-nursery-school-e119067) | Nursery | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-chorley-e119670) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e119467) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-the-parish-of-st-laurence-church-of-england-primary-school-e119465) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Duke Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duke-street-primary-school-e119352) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Duke Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duke-street-nursery-school-e119066) | Nursery | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £143,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2024 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| December 2023 | £77,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £103,550 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| March 2026 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chorley (130 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE CHORLEY SURGERY (520 m); LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY (640 m); DR JACOBS SURGERY (690 m); GAB HEALTHCARE (710 m); REGENT HOUSE SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (290 m); COHENS CHEMIST (520 m); COHENS CHEMIST (590 m); COHENS CHEMIST (610 m); EVERGREEN PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: JONES DENTAL PRACTICE (350 m); ST GEORGES DENTAL PRACTICE (390 m); RED ROSE DENTAL GROUP (580 m); CHORLEY ORTHODONTICS (720 m); SOUTHPORT ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Chorley (270 m, Iceland); M&S Foodhall Market Walk Shopping Centre (300 m, Marks and Spencer); Booths Chorley (380 m, Booths); Morrisons Chorley Town Centre Chorley (510 m, Morrisons); Farmfoods Astley Village Chorley (600 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.1** (2025). Chorley 009A has a deprivation score of 44.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,556th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £131,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chorley 009A was £131,000 in 2025. Joint 1,402nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,737** (2021). Chorley 009A had 1,737 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,038th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Chorley 009A, 99.1% 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.

## PR6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR6 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,956** (2021). PR6 had 36,956 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 558th 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in PR6 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: 91.6%** (January 2026). In PR6, 91.6% 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: 53.6532, -2.6252

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.6252,53.6532,PR66RQ

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