Postcode PR6 7QG (Chorley)

Map showing PR6 7QG and nearby postcodes

The postcode PR6 7QG is located in Chorley, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PR6 7QG is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PR6 7QG is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.2 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 PR6 7QG as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.

The closest road name to PR6 7QG is Carlton Avenue which is centered 33 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Fiddlers Lane and is 113 m away. The closest railway station is Leyland Rail Station, 3.03 km away.

The closest primary school to PR6 7QG (for ages 11 and under) is Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 9, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Waterloo Lodge. The last OFSTED inspection on November 14, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of PR6 7QG is The Woodsman Pub And Grill and is 2.11 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on July 11, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Happy Frier and is 2.08 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 2, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 136.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for PR6 7QG 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 PR6 7QG and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PR6 7QG, and the approximate distance away.

Carlton Avenue 33 m
Fiddler's Lane 126 m
The Heyes 136 m
Whittle Park 174 m
Brownley Street 193 m
Bearswood Croft 213 m
Bankside 219 m
Beech Gardens 227 m
Oak Vale Drive 252 m
Oak Croft 279 m
Carr Road 279 m
Clover Field 281 m
Copperfield Vale 287 m
Back Lane 319 m
Blackthorn Croft 329 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PR6 7QG

Introduction January 1980
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 PR6 7QG - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Good
(May 9, 2018)
469 m
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
815 m
Westwood Primary School Good
(April 3, 2019)
964 m
St Bede's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 23, 2017)
1.01 km
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Good
(June 6, 2017)
1.13 km
Cambian Red Rose School Good
(December 5, 2019)
1.22 km
Clayton Brook Primary School Good
(March 8, 2017)
1.61 km
Progress School Outstanding
(March 12, 2020)
1.98 km
Lancaster Lane Community Primary School Good
(April 26, 2018)
2.01 km
Roselyn House School Good
(May 16, 2019)
2.28 km
Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village Good
(May 2, 2019)
2.47 km
St Catherine's RC Primary School Good
(January 18, 2018)
2.53 km
Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(February 8, 2017)
2.63 km
St Chad's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 2, 2017)
2.65 km
Lever House Primary School Good
(December 6, 2017)
2.66 km
Bridgeway School Good
(July 1, 2021)
2.89 km
Farington Primary School 2.96 km
Leyland Methodist Junior School Good
(November 12, 2021)
3.12 km
Leyland Methodist Infant School Outstanding
(September 18, 2013)
3.12 km
Waterloo Lodge Good
(November 14, 2019)
3.21 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PR6 7QG - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Happy House Playgroup Other catering premises Exempt
January 31, 2018
1.26 km
Willowbank Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 14, 2021
1.51 km
Brookies Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
1.53 km
Teddy Towers Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 27, 2022
1.76 km
E&V Bakes Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 12, 2017
1.8 km
Auntie Cake Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 23, 2020
2.01 km
Lancaster Lane Community School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
2.01 km
I & J Meats Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 31, 2019
2.08 km
Tesco Express Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 15, 2016
2.08 km
The Happy Frier Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 2, 2022
2.08 km
NSS News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 26, 2013
2.1 km
The Woodsman Pub And Grill Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 11, 2019
2.11 km
Campbells Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 16, 2013
2.13 km
Bangla Spice Brasserie Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2022
2.23 km
Roselyn Independent School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 2, 2022
2.28 km
Leyland Golf Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 8, 2019
2.4 km
Sarah's Ark Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
2.4 km
Leyland Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 20, 2019
2.42 km
Lancashire Catering (St Catherine's Catholic Primary School. School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 10, 2021
2.53 km
Avant Gardens Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 16, 2021
2.55 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PR6 7QG - Data from Apr 2022

Fiddlers Lane Bus Stop/Station 113 m
Cloverfields Bus Stop/Station 115 m
Swansey Garage Bus Stop/Station 238 m
Swansey Garage Bus Stop/Station 251 m
Woodend Road Bus Stop/Station 289 m
William Street Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 4.69 km
Leyland Rail Station Rail 3.03 km
Leyland Rail Station Rail 3.07 km
Leyland Rail Station Rail 3.08 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 42.54 km
Terminal Two Access Air 43.87 km
Terminal Two Access Air 43.92 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PR6 7QG - Data from Dec 2021

Sheep Hill Wood Woodland Or Forest 644 m
Cam Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.07 km
School Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Green Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
Black Banks Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
Gravel Hole Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.4 km
Hough Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.5 km
Bolton's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Dog Kennel Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Denham Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.64 km
Gravel Hole Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Walton Banks Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km
Horse Shoe Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km
Wilbraham's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Mile Stone Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PR6 7QG - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 136.1 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.2 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 14 0.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 142.6 14
300+ Mbps 100% 505.7 38

Gas Consumption

41 meters consuming 639,776 kWh - mean 15,604 kWh : median 14,168 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PR6 7QG - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Lancashire
Latitude 53.69804100
Longitude -2.64066400
OS Easting 357798
OS Northing 0422591
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27521
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chorley
County Electorial Division Clayton with Whittle ED
Electoral Ward Clayton West & Cuerden
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 E33008164
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Chorley 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Chorley 003A
Output Area / Small Area 6B4