Postcode PR5 8EQ (Chorley)

Map showing PR5 8EQ and nearby postcodes

The postcode PR5 8EQ is located in Chorley, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in June 1981 and is an active postcode. PR5 8EQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PR5 8EQ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of PR5 8EQ as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.

The closest road name to PR5 8EQ is Pines Close which is centered 30 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Pines Close and is 68 m away. The closest railway station is Bamber Bridge Rail Station, 2.65 km away.

The closest primary school to PR5 8EQ (for ages 11 and under) is Westwood Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 3, 2019.

The local pub for residents of PR5 8EQ is Campbells and is 2.37 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 16, 2013. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Happy Frier and is 2.8 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 2, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 49.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 82.4% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 94.1% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 5.9% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for PR5 8EQ is covered by the Lancashire police force association and Central Lancashire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to PR5 8EQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PR5 8EQ, and the approximate distance away.

Pines Close 30 m
Westwood Road 131 m
Carr Field 144 m
The Heathers 184 m
Gardenia Close 188 m
Reedfield 208 m
Barleyfield 254 m
Forsythia Drive 269 m
Seven Acres 306 m
Homestead 317 m
Acrefield 375 m
Great Greens Lane 440 m
B5256 594 m
Clayton Brook Road 715 m
Sandy Lane 1.86 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode PR5 8EQ

Introduction June 1981
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from PR5 8EQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Westwood Primary School Good
(April 3, 2019)
213 m
St Bede's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 23, 2017)
262 m
Cambian Red Rose School Good
(December 5, 2019)
414 m
Clayton Brook Primary School Good
(March 8, 2017)
496 m
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Good
(May 9, 2018)
766 m
Progress School Outstanding
(March 12, 2020)
896 m
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
1.44 km
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(February 8, 2017)
1.84 km
Bridgeway School Good
(July 1, 2021)
2.21 km
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Good
(June 6, 2017)
2.27 km
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge Good
(June 14, 2017)
2.49 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle Good
(December 3, 2019)
2.67 km
Lancaster Lane Community Primary School Good
(April 26, 2018)
2.77 km
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Requires improvement
(April 3, 2019)
2.78 km
Roselyn House School Good
(May 16, 2019)
2.79 km
Lever House Primary School Good
(December 6, 2017)
2.93 km
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Good
(January 20, 2016)
2.95 km
St Catherine's RC Primary School Good
(January 18, 2018)
3.02 km
The Coppice School Good
(January 16, 2019)
3.02 km
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(September 21, 2017)
3.12 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PR5 8EQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
E&V Bakes Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 12, 2017
2.07 km
Happy House Playgroup Other catering premises Exempt
January 31, 2018
2.14 km
Willowbank Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 14, 2021
2.19 km
Campbells Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 16, 2013
2.37 km
Brookies Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
2.42 km
Teddy Towers Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 27, 2022
2.46 km
Bangla Spice Brasserie Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2022
2.56 km
NSS News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 26, 2013
2.68 km
Auntie Cake Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 23, 2020
2.77 km
Lancaster Lane Community School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
2.77 km
The Woodsman Pub And Grill Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 11, 2019
2.78 km
Roselyn Independent School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 2, 2022
2.79 km
I & J Meats Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 31, 2019
2.8 km
Tesco Express Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 15, 2016
2.8 km
The Happy Frier Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 2, 2022
2.8 km
Efes Turkish Cuisine Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 24, 2021
2.99 km
Hot Pizza Grill Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 5, 2021
2.99 km
McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 5, 2022
2.99 km
Lancashire Catering (St Catherine's Catholic Primary School. School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 10, 2021
3.02 km
Farington Lodge Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
December 1, 2021
3.1 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PR5 8EQ - Data from Apr 2022

Pines Close Bus Stop/Station 68 m
Pines Close Bus Stop/Station 111 m
St Bedes RCPS Bus Stop/Station 188 m
St Bedes RCPS Bus Stop/Station 204 m
Barleyfield Bus Stop/Station 209 m
William Street Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 4.31 km
Bamber Bridge Rail Station Rail 2.65 km
Bamber Bridge Rail Station Rail 2.66 km
Leyland Rail Station Rail 3.52 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 43.71 km
Terminal Two Access Air 44.64 km
Terminal Two Access Air 44.69 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PR5 8EQ - Data from Dec 2021

Green Wood Woodland Or Forest 766 m
Cam Wood Woodland Or Forest 861 m
Dog Kennel Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
Sheep Hill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Gravel Hole Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.29 km
Black Banks Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Hough Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.35 km
School Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Walton Banks Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
Bolton's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Denham Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.74 km
Cock Cabin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
Haddock Park Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Wilbraham's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Cinder Path Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PR5 8EQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 30.3 Mbps 49.9 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 5.9 Mbps 6.3 Mbps 10 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 5.9% 19.8 5
30-300 Mbps 11.8% 77.1 8.1
300+ Mbps 82.4% - -

Gas Consumption

17 meters consuming 352,504 kWh - mean 20,736 kWh : median 19,400 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

17 meters consuming 79,305 kWh - mean 4,665 kWh : median 4,499 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PR5 8EQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Lancashire
Latitude 53.70817100
Longitude -2.63562100
OS Easting 358141
OS Northing 0423715
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
14841
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chorley
County Electorial Division Hoghton with Wheelton ED
Electoral Ward Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
Local Authority District Chorley
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Lancashire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Lancashire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000118
Travel To Work Area Preston

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Central Lancashire
Cancer Alliance Lancashire and South Cumbria
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Older workers and retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Preston BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bamber Bridge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33008155
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Chorley 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Chorley 001D
Output Area / Small Area 6B4