Chorley Council

What broadband can you get in Chorley?

Across Chorley, 93% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 90% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Chorley?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,430 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Chorley are at risk of flooding?

Across Chorley, the Environment Agency puts 327 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 150 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Chorley the Environment Agency counts 1,433 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.2% of all its properties), 1,443 at medium risk (2.3%) and 3,721 at low risk (5.8%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Lancashire

Chorley has two councils. The county council, Lancashire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemlancashire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placelancashire.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentslancashire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Chorley

• BB2 postcode district3 of its 1,414 postcodes in use are in Chorley.
• BL6 postcode district19 of its 1,019 postcodes in use are in Chorley.
• L40 postcode district55 of its 572 postcodes in use are in Chorley.
• PR4 postcode district1 of its 1,840 postcodes in use is in Chorley.
• PR5 postcode district121 of its 993 postcodes in use are in Chorley.
• PR6 postcode district1,057 of its 1,059 postcodes in use are in Chorley.
• PR7 postcode district1,458 of its 1,508 postcodes in use are in Chorley.
• PR25 postcode district106 of its 766 postcodes in use are in Chorley.
• PR26 postcode district111 of its 349 postcodes in use are in Chorley.
• WN6 postcode district1 of its 932 postcodes in use is in Chorley.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Chorley.