PR6 8AL postcode in Chorley, Lancashire

PR6 8AL is a postcode in Chorley, in the Buckshaw & Whittle ward. 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Chorley: 93% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in PR6 8, last 12 months. ▲ 0.6% on the year before Nearest station Buckshaw Parkway 2.6 km in a straight line

Where PR6 8AL is, and what is near it

Map of PR6 8AL and what is near it Map of PR6 8AL: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the PR6 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PR6 8AA: also in PR6 8PR6 8AB: also in PR6 8PR6 8AD: also in PR6 8PR6 8AE: also in PR6 8PR6 8AF: also in PR6 8PR6 8AG: also in PR6 8PR6 8AH: also in PR6 8PR6 8AJ: also in PR6 8PR6 8AQ: also in PR6 8PR6 8AS: also in PR6 8PR6 8EG: also in PR6 8PR6 8EJ: also in PR6 8PR6 8EL: also in PR6 8PR6 8EN: also in PR6 8PR6 8EP: also in PR6 8PR6 8ER: also in PR6 8PR6 8ES: also in PR6 8PR6 8ET: also in PR6 8PR6 8EW: also in PR6 8PR6 8EX: also in PR6 8PR6 8EY: also in PR6 8PR6 8FD: also in PR6 8PR6 8HA: also in PR6 8PR6 8HB: also in PR6 8PR6 8HE: also in PR6 8PR6 8HF: also in PR6 8PR6 8HG: also in PR6 8PR6 8HH: also in PR6 8PR6 8HJ: also in PR6 8PR6 8HN: also in PR6 8PR6 8HQ: also in PR6 8PR6 8HZ: also in PR6 8PR6 8JY: also in PR6 8PR6 8LD: also in PR6 8PR6 8LE: also in PR6 8PR6 8LF: also in PR6 8PR6 8LG: also in PR6 8PR6 8LH: also in PR6 8PR6 8LL: also in PR6 8PR6 8LN: also in PR6 8PR6 8LP: also in PR6 8PR6 8LQ: also in PR6 8PR6 8LR: also in PR6 8PR6 8LT: also in PR6 8PR6 8LW: also in PR6 8PR6 8LX: also in PR6 8PR6 8LY: also in PR6 8PR6 8TG: also in PR6 8PR6 8TL: also in PR6 8PR6 8TP: also in PR6 8PR6 8TS: also in PR6 8PR6 8TT: also in PR6 8 2 schools, 1.6–2.6 kmGP 2.3 kmBuckshaw Parkway station 2.6 kmWhittle-le-Woods PR6 8AL Map of PR6 8AL and what is near it Map of PR6 8AL: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the PR6 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 schools, 1.6–2.6 kmGP 2.3 kmBuckshaw Parkway station 2.6 kmChorley North East PR6 8AL
  • PR6 8AL
  • Other postcodes in PR6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6836, longitude -2.6248)

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 8AL?

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 8AL?

83% of the homes and businesses at PR6 8AL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Chorley: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)83% 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 8AL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Chorley Council's days for PR6 8AL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PR6 8AL 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 8AL 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 8AL.

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 8AL: 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 8AL 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 8AL?

Homes in PR6 8 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, up 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£258,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £405,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £290,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £227,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 8AL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PR6 8AL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 8AL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around PR6 8AL. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (33%). 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 8AL

Band D in Chorley for 2026‑27: £2,430. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,620 (band A) to £4,050 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,890.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (18%)£1,620
Band Babout 210 (28%)£1,890
Band Cabout 60 (8%)£2,160
Band Dabout 90 (12%)£2,430
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£2,970
Band Fabout 80 (11%)£3,510
Band Gabout 70 (9%)£4,050
Band Hfewer than 5£4,860

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 33% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 21% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 8AL is in (ONS area E01034337), 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 8AL?

The nearest open schools to PR6 8AL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR6 8AL, 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 8AL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR6 8AL is Buckshaw Parkway Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Buckshaw Parkway Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Chorley Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near PR6 8AL, 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 8AL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR6 8AL, 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 8AL?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PR6 8AL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Drax Electric Vehicles Charging point · 4 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 6 chargers 2.7 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 8AL?

The nearest to the centre of PR6 8AL, 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 8AL?

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 8AL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR6 8AL, 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 8AL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR6 8AL, 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 8AL?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR6 8AL 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 8AL in a conservation area?

The centre of PR6 8AL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 8AL?

Police.uk records 44 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR6 8AL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Burglary1 report

Also: other theft 1, theft from the person 1, robbery 1, other crime 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 8AL

Ward
Buckshaw & Whittle
Parish
Whittle-le-Woods
Region
North West
Country
England
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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