# PR6 8RL: area report for a postcode in Chorley

PR6 8RL 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 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) › [PR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6) › [PR6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 300% on July. Chorley 002B: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **Pleasington, 4.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **No property in PR6 8RL 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=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Chorley 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **£213,246 average price**: For the whole of Chorley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PR6 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **Low road and rail noise at PR6 8RL**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **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=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-withnell-e119680) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brinscall-st-johns-cofe-and-methodist-primary-school-e119705) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-village-primary-school-e119307) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadow View Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadow-view-learning-centre-e138868) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £217,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £222,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £168,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £139,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| November 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| October 2023 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE (280 m)
- Pharmacies: WITHNELL PHARMACY (360 m)

## 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 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.2** (2025). Chorley 002B has a deprivation score of 17.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,636th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chorley 002B was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,290** (2021). Chorley 002B had 1,290 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,331st 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: 79.8%** (January 2026). In Chorley 002B, 79.8% 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: 53.6911, -2.5602

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=-2.5602,53.6911,PR68RL

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