50,198
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 62%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
474 · 4.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£219,062
Median property price
2,922
Postcodes
Overview of Chorley
Coordinates53.6600, -2.6446
Postcodes
2,922
Population (Census)
117,738
Households (Census)
50,198
Recorded crime · May '26
474 · 4.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chorley
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.37 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.37 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Chorley
Property sales · Chorley
HM Land Registry · Chorley
Average price
£248,927
YoY: +1.2%
Median price: £217,087
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 42 sales · avg £229,248
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£267k£229k£191k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Chorley
Crime trends · Chorley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
249196143
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
213
YoY +8%
ASB
21612738
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
90
YoY -58%
Vehicle Crime
41258
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY stable
Burglary
38213
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
463422
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY stable
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
372512
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
37
YoY +37%
Demographics in Chorley
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.0%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Christian61.5%
No religion30.9%
Not answered5.1%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6421.2%
35–4919.7%
25–3412.1%
65–7411.4%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Other16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
Any member 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
All members 66+11.2%
+ 7 other households · 32.9%
Wards in Chorley
Chorley North East
IMD 8.76250 postcodes
Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
IMD 8.61200 postcodes
Euxton
IMD 8.42164 postcodes
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
IMD 8.36213 postcodes
Buckshaw & Whittle
IMD 7.38243 postcodes
Adlington & Anderton
IMD 7.19213 postcodes
Clayton West & Cuerden
IMD 7.01166 postcodes
Chorley South East & Heath Charnock
IMD 5.97225 postcodes
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
IMD 5.43214 postcodes
Chorley North West
IMD 5.42255 postcodes
Coppull
IMD 5.27168 postcodes
Chorley North & Astley
IMD 5.03177 postcodes
Chorley South West
IMD 4.33158 postcodes
Chorley East
IMD 2.51276 postcodes
Schools in Chorley
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
Lancashire · PR7 6NS
Outstanding
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Chorley Astley Park School
Lancashire · PR7 1JZ
Outstanding
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · PR6 0TE
Outstanding
1.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Lancashire · PR7 6JW
Outstanding
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School
Lancashire · PR7 6BA
Outstanding
1.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Gillibrand Primary School
Lancashire · PR7 2PJ
Outstanding
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley
Lancashire · PR7 3JU
Outstanding
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell
Lancashire · PR6 8SD
Outstanding
4.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
Lancashire · PR26 9HJ
Outstanding
5.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Abbey Village Primary School
Lancashire · PR6 8DD
Good
4.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.