Neighbourhoods in Chorley

North West · 14 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

61

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#109 of 296 local authorities · 14 neighbourhoods · 118,623 residents

Income64
Employment56
Education67
Health42
Crime55
Housing & access66
Living env.57
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 4% of residentsDecile 3: 6% of residentsDecile 4: 23% of residentsDecile 5: 7% of residentsDecile 6: 0% of residentsDecile 7: 0% of residentsDecile 8: 30% of residentsDecile 9: 22% of residentsDecile 10: 8% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Clayton Brook (14) to Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke (92); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within Chorley: Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke scores 92 out of 100 (#546 of 6,856 nationally) while Clayton Brook sits at 14 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £163,000 in Chorley North to £295,500 in Croston & Mawdesley — a 1.8× gap within Chorley.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,516a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime61per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Chorley

£220,000median home sold over the past year · +18.9% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 1,601 sales
Detached£350,000
Semi-detached£210,000
Terraced£175,000
Flat£115,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Chorley

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke 54692 £241,500
Euxton 77389 £240,000
Eccleston & Charnock Richard 92386 £265,000
Clayton-le-Woods 1,06784 £259,000
Brindle & Withnell 1,67876 £267,500

Neighbourhood rankings in Chorley

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke£42,603
Brindle & Withnell£41,779
Clayton-le-Woods£40,919
Euxton£39,479
Chorley West£38,872

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Chorley North4.9×
Chorley South West5.2×
Chorley Town & South5.6×
Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke5.7×
Coppull5.8×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Chorley

Postcode districts that overlap Chorley — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Chorley Census 2021

Residents117,735
Median age (est.)44
Density580per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 13%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Chorley.