# PR6

Postcode district covering Cowling, Chorley and Clayton Green, in Chorley.

PR6 is a postcode district covering Cowling, Chorley and Clayton Green, in Chorley. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 73.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code PR6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PR6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=PR6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in PR6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=PR6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 523 homes were sold in PR6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=PR6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PR6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=PR6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PR6 had 36,956 usual residents at the census.

## How PR6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PR6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £215,000 | 6th most expensive | 11 postcode districts, PR · 2025 |
| Population | 36,956 | 5th least populated | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | most people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.6% | 6th lowest | 13 postcode districts, PR · Jan 2026 |

## Is PR6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PR6 at a rate of 73.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.1 per 1,000 people across the PR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 272 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PR6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,062), anti-social behaviour (598) and other crime (422).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PR6 was 71.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in PR6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PR6 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in PR6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chorley 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024978) | 1,290 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 79.8% |
| [Chorley 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024979) | 1,349 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| [Chorley 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024980) | 1,335 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.5% |
| [Chorley 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024946) | 1,218 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Chorley 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024947) | 1,305 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Chorley 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024955) | 1,373 | 182.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.0% |
| [Chorley 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024948) | 1,690 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [Chorley 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024950) | 1,345 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.5% |
| [Chorley 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024977) | 2,691 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.0% |
| [Chorley 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01034337) | 1,845 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
| [Chorley 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024930) | 1,459 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.9% |
| [Chorley 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024931) | 1,406 | 159.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Chorley 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024933) | 1,315 | 137.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.9% |
| [Chorley 006G](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01034339) | 2,291 | 87.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.0% |
| [Chorley 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024925) | 1,737 | 158.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Chorley 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024926) | 2,438 | 104.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.3% |
| [Chorley 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024927) | 1,618 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.6% |
| [Chorley 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024928) | 1,450 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Chorley 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024915) | 2,714 | 64.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.4% |
| [Chorley 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024916) | 1,717 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.6% |
| [Chorley 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024918) | 1,744 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.1% |
| [Chorley 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024973) | 2,122 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.0% |

## Your MP

- [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley): Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen): Andy MacNae (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in PR6

[Adlington & Rivington](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/adlington-and-rivington), [Brindle & Withnell](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/brindle-and-withnell), [Chorley East](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/chorley-east), [Chorley North](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/chorley-north), [Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/whittle-le-woods-and-anglezarke)

## Postcode sectors in PR6

[PR6 0 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6-0), [PR6 6 (53 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6-6), [PR6 7 (282 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6-7), [PR6 8 (255 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6-8), [PR6 9 (227 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6-9)

## Council

[Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

## Towns in PR6

[Adlington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/adlington), [Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bamber-bridge), [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chorley)

## Postcode districts next to PR6

[BB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2), [BB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb3), [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7), [PR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5), [PR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr7), [PR25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr25)

## Nearest rail stations

[Chorley (4.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6268,53.6525), [Buckshaw Parkway (5.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6608,53.6733)

## More in the PR postcode area

[All PR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## PR6 in brief

PR6 is a postcode district covering Cowling, Chorley and Clayton Green, in Chorley.
About 37,816 people lived in PR6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 523 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 73.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PR6 was £215,000 in 2025.
PR6 had 36,956 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in PR6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PR6, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PR6
- Postcode area: [PR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr)
- Constituency: [Chorley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley)
- Council: [Chorley †](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)
- Area: 89.94 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,816*
- Neighbourhoods: 22
- Output areas: 119

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[PR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr7), [PR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5), [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7), [BB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb3), [PR25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr25)

## Latest updates for PR6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PR6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6