PR6 7PL postcode in Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire

PR6 7PL is a postcode in Whittle-le-Woods, in the Buckshaw & Whittle ward of Chorley. It is in the Chorley parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Chorley: 93% Typical price £267,498 Homes sold in PR6 7, last 12 months. ▲ 13.8% on the year before Nearest station Buckshaw Parkway 1.7 km in a straight line

Where PR6 7PL is, and what is near it

Map of PR6 7PL and what is near it Map of PR6 7PL: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the PR6 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PR6 7BA: also in PR6 7PR6 7DA: also in PR6 7PR6 7DB: also in PR6 7PR6 7DD: also in PR6 7PR6 7DH: also in PR6 7PR6 7DJ: also in PR6 7PR6 7DL: also in PR6 7PR6 7DN: also in PR6 7PR6 7DP: also in PR6 7PR6 7DQ: also in PR6 7PR6 7DR: also in PR6 7PR6 7DS: also in PR6 7PR6 7DT: also in PR6 7PR6 7DU: also in PR6 7PR6 7DX: also in PR6 7PR6 7DY: also in PR6 7PR6 7DZ: also in PR6 7PR6 7EA: also in PR6 7PR6 7EZ: also in PR6 7PR6 7FP: also in PR6 7PR6 7FS: also in PR6 7PR6 7FU: also in PR6 7PR6 7FW: also in PR6 7PR6 7FX: also in PR6 7PR6 7FY: also in PR6 7PR6 7FZ: also in PR6 7PR6 7GX: also in PR6 7PR6 7GY: also in PR6 7PR6 7GZ: also in PR6 7PR6 7HB: also in PR6 7PR6 7HE: also in PR6 7PR6 7HF: also in PR6 7PR6 7HG: also in PR6 7PR6 7HH: also in PR6 7PR6 7HJ: also in PR6 7PR6 7HL: also in PR6 7PR6 7HN: also in PR6 7PR6 7HP: also in PR6 7PR6 7HQ: also in PR6 7PR6 7HR: also in PR6 7PR6 7HS: also in PR6 7PR6 7HW: also in PR6 7PR6 7JS: also in PR6 7PR6 7JX: also in PR6 7PR6 7JZ: also in PR6 7PR6 7LA: also in PR6 7PR6 7LB: also in PR6 7PR6 7LD: also in PR6 7PR6 7LE: also in PR6 7PR6 7LF: also in PR6 7PR6 7LG: also in PR6 7PR6 7LH: also in PR6 7PR6 7LJ: also in PR6 7PR6 7LL: also in PR6 7PR6 7LN: also in PR6 7PR6 7LQ: also in PR6 7PR6 7LW: also in PR6 7PR6 7NU: also in PR6 7PR6 7NX: also in PR6 7PR6 7NY: also in PR6 7PR6 7PD: also in PR6 7PR6 7PE: also in PR6 7PR6 7PF: also in PR6 7PR6 7PG: also in PR6 7PR6 7PH: also in PR6 7PR6 7PJ: also in PR6 7PR6 7PN: also in PR6 7PR6 7PP: also in PR6 7PR6 7PQ: also in PR6 7PR6 7PR: also in PR6 7PR6 7PS: also in PR6 7PR6 7PW: also in PR6 7PR6 7QH: also in PR6 7PR6 7QL: also in PR6 7PR6 7QN: also in PR6 7PR6 7QR: also in PR6 7PR6 7RF: also in PR6 7PR6 7RG: also in PR6 7PR6 7RH: also in PR6 7PR6 7SG: also in PR6 7PR6 7TF: also in PR6 7PR6 7TG: also in PR6 7PR6 7TW: also in PR6 7PR6 7XR: also in PR6 7PR6 7YB: also in PR6 7PR6 7YD: also in PR6 7PR6 7YE: also in PR6 7PR6 7YG: also in PR6 7PR6 7YH: also in PR6 7PR6 7YJ: also in PR6 7PR6 7YN: also in PR6 7PR6 7YP: also in PR6 7PR6 7YQ: also in PR6 7PR6 7YR: also in PR6 7PR6 7YS: also in PR6 7PR6 7ZD: also in PR6 7 Waterloo Lodge 1.3 kmWhittle Surgery 1.4 kmWhittle-le-Woods PR6 7PL Map of PR6 7PL and what is near it Map of PR6 7PL: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the PR6 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Whittle Surgery 1.4 kmWhittle-le-Woods PR6 7PL
  • PR6 7PL
  • Other postcodes in PR6 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6812, longitude -2.6385)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PR6 7PL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PR6 7PL?

Every home and business at PR6 7PL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Chorley: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Chorley: 98%

The line marks the figure across Chorley.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at PR6 7PL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Chorley Council's days for PR6 7PL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PR6 7PL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PR6 7PL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PR6 7PL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Chorley

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PR6 7PL: 1,433 properties in Chorley are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Chorley

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of PR6 7PL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PR6 7PL?

Homes in PR6 7 sold for a typical £267,498 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 134 sales, up 13.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£267,498 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£235,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 13.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £370,000 64 sales
  • Semi-detached £194,500 38 sales
  • Terraced £165,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £165,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PR6 district: a typical £230,000 from 405 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in PR6 7PL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PR6 7PL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 4 November 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PR6 7PL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around PR6 7PL. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PR6 7PL

Band D in Chorley for 2026‑27: £2,430. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,890 (band B) to £4,050 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,970.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,620
Band Babout 50 (9%)£1,890
Band Cabout 130 (23%)£2,160
Band Dabout 130 (23%)£2,430
Band Eabout 150 (26%)£2,970
Band Fabout 60 (11%)£3,510
Band Gabout 50 (9%)£4,050
Band Hwithheld£4,860

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 38% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Chorley before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PR6 7PL is in (ONS area E01024950), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PR6 7PL?

The nearest open schools to PR6 7PL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR6 7PL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PR6 7PL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR6 7PL is Buckshaw Parkway Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Buckshaw Parkway Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Euxton Balshaw Lane Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hardacre Lane, 202 m away.

More stations near PR6 7PL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PR6 7PL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR6 7PL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PR6 7PL?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PR6 7PL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 1.2 kmWalk
  • Drax Electric Vehicles Charging point · 4 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 6 chargers 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PR6 7PL?

The nearest to the centre of PR6 7PL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PR6 7PL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PR6 7PL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR6 7PL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PR6 7PL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR6 7PL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PR6 7PL?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR6 7PL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PR6 7PL in a conservation area?

The centre of PR6 7PL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PR6 7PL?

Police.uk records 59 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR6 7PL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Other theft8 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other crime3 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 2, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PR6 7PL

Ward
Buckshaw & Whittle
Parish
Whittle-le-Woods
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Whittle-le-Woods
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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