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PR6 postcode area · Chorley

The PR6 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley. Area Scores range from 13 to 92 across them. Every full PR6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PR6 district: 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 — 6 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 £350,000 in Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden — a 2.1× gap within the PR6 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Blackburn with Darwen and Chorley — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,100a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied74%

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 the PR6 district

£215,000median home sold over the past year · +19.4% over 5 years · -2.3% over the year · 473 sales
Detached£350,000
Semi-detached£200,000
Terraced£172,500
Flat£130,000
Chorley£220,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Whittle-le-Woods & AnglezarkeChorley 54692 £241,500
EuxtonChorley 77389 £240,000
Clayton-le-WoodsChorley 1,06784 £259,000
Brindle & WithnellChorley 1,67876 £267,500
Adlington & RivingtonChorley 2,04170 £216,250
Tockholes, Edgworth & HoddlesdenBlackburn with Darwen 2,18568 £350,000
Chorley NorthChorley 4,22138 £163,000
Chorley Town & SouthChorley 4,61833 £185,000
Chorley EastChorley 5,20124 £169,248
Clayton BrookChorley 5,90014 £190,000

People living in PR6 Census 2021

Residents79,847
Median age (est.)45
Density408per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 12%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%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: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 31% · Muslim 2%

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.

Towns & places in PR6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PR6 district.

Chorley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PR6.

PR7 PR25 PR5 PR26 BB3 BB2 BL6 PR0

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.