Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18929
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18929 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near PR7 7BU
Crime trends · near PR7 7BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
31
YoY +24%
ASB
6
YoY -73%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
10
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
55
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,697
White Brit.90.8%
Other White2.0%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,693
Christian50.4%
No religion38.4%
Not answered9.3%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,691
35–4921.7%
25–3421.4%
≤411.1%
50–649.8%
5–99.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Total households: 706
Other22.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.3%
Any member 66+12.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.5%
+ 6 other households · 23.5%
Administrative Information
Chorley
Local Authority
Council Area
Chorley E14001170
Constituency
E14001170
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Buckshaw & Whittle
Constituency code
E14001170
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Euxton
International Territorial Level
Chorley
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS Scotland
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central Lancashire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00X
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chorley 008E E01034340
E01034340
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chorley 008 E02005196
E02005196
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chorley 008A E01024919
E01024919
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chorley 008 E02005196
E02005196
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2006
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> Present
November 2006 — Introduced
Postcode PR7 7BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 18929
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034340 and MSOA E02005196 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR7 7BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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