Chorley West

Chorley · North West · population 11,377 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,034 of 6,856 in England
  • #228 of 932 in North West
  • #7 of 14 in Chorley
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,323
Median age (est.)40
Density1,967per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 29%45–64 22%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 14%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 32% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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.

In summary

Chorley West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,034 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 14 in Chorley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (90) but weak on Health (32). Typical homes here, about £229,950 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 233 sales), in line with the wider Chorley median of £220,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #275 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £38,872 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 65 · #2,404
Employment 58 · #2,877
Education 83 · #1,150
Health 32 · #4,632
Crime 59 · #2,781
Housing & access 83 · #1,163
Living environment 90 · #663

House prices ?

£229,950median (12m) · +8.5% yr · n=233
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£229,950233+8.5%+27.8%
Detached£349,99591+7.7%+35.7%
Semi-detached£221,00059+0.5%+29.6%
Terraced£198,00037+3.7%+32.0%
Flat£120,12546+4.5%+22.0%
This area£229,950
Chorley£220,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£38,872±£5,437 · #3,750 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,217
Price-to-income ?5.9×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 591 offences
Chorley61
North West82
England83

Rank #2,259 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences331
Theft74
Burglary21
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson66
Public order & weapons40
Drugs13
Robbery4
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 225 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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