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PR7 postcode area · Chorley

The PR7 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Chorley, South Ribble, West Lancashire. Area Scores range from 24 to 92 across them. Every full PR7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PR7 district: Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke scores 92 out of 100 (#546 of 6,856 nationally) while Chorley East sits at 24 — neighbours on the map, 68 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £163,000 in Chorley North to £340,000 in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington — a 2.1× gap within the PR7 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,674a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
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 PR7 district

£215,000median home sold over the past year · +20.8% over 5 years · +5.4% over the year · 959 sales
Detached£340,000
Semi-detached£217,500
Terraced£170,000
Flat£115,000
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
Parbold, Appley Bridge & WrightingtonWest Lancashire 69090 £340,000
Leyland South East & Buckshaw VillageSouth Ribble 71190 £211,000
EuxtonChorley 77389 £240,000
Eccleston & Charnock RichardChorley 92386 £265,000
Croston & MawdesleyChorley 1,70575 £295,500
Chorley WestChorley 2,03470 £229,950
Adlington & RivingtonChorley 2,04170 £216,250
CoppullChorley 3,83744 £193,750
Chorley NorthChorley 4,22138 £163,000
Chorley South WestChorley 4,48834 £172,250
Chorley Town & SouthChorley 4,61833 £185,000
Chorley EastChorley 5,20124 £169,248

People living in PR7 Census 2021

Residents110,884
Median age (est.)44
Density592per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 12%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

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 & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 30% · 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.

Towns & places in PR7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PR7 district.

Chorley Leyland South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PR7.

PR6 PR25 PR26 PR5 WN6 WN1 BL6 L40

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.