PR6 8HS postcode in Higher Wheelton, Lancashire

PR6 8HS is a postcode in Higher Wheelton, in the Chorley North East 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 at PR6 8HS can get it Across Chorley: 93% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in PR6 8, last 12 months. ▲ 0.6% on the year before Nearest station Buckshaw Parkway 5.0 km in a straight line

Where PR6 8HS is, and what is near it

Map of PR6 8HS and what is near it Map of PR6 8HS: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the PR6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PR6 8AR: also in PR6 8PR6 8AU: also in PR6 8PR6 8AW: also in PR6 8PR6 8AX: also in PR6 8PR6 8AY: also in PR6 8PR6 8AZ: also in PR6 8PR6 8BA: also in PR6 8PR6 8BG: also in PR6 8PR6 8FA: also in PR6 8PR6 8FE: also in PR6 8PR6 8HL: also in PR6 8PR6 8HN: also in PR6 8PR6 8HP: also in PR6 8PR6 8HR: also in PR6 8PR6 8HT: also in PR6 8PR6 8HU: also in PR6 8PR6 8HW: also in PR6 8PR6 8HX: also in PR6 8PR6 8HY: also in PR6 8PR6 8JA: also in PR6 8PR6 8JB: also in PR6 8PR6 8JD: also in PR6 8PR6 8JE: also in PR6 8PR6 8JF: also in PR6 8PR6 8JH: also in PR6 8PR6 8JJ: also in PR6 8PR6 8JL: also in PR6 8PR6 8JR: also in PR6 8PR6 8PD: also in PR6 8 School 1.6 kmWithnell Health Centre 2.5 kmWhittle Surgery 2.9 kmClayton Brook Surgery 3.4 kmSchool 3.5 kmBuckshaw Parkway station 5.0 kmChorley North East PR6 8HS Map of PR6 8HS and what is near it Map of PR6 8HS: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the PR6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.6 kmSchool 1.9 kmClayton Brook Surgery 3.4 kmSchool 3.5 kmChorley North East PR6 8HS
  • PR6 8HS
  • Other postcodes in PR6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 53.6954, longitude -2.5945)

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 8HS?

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 8HS?

Every home and business at PR6 8HS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PR6 8HS 100% Chorley 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PR6 8HS 100% Chorley 98%
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 8HS?

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

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

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 8HS: 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 8HS 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 8HS?

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 8HS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PR6 8HS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 April 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at PR6 8HS

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at PR6 8HS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PR6 8HS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around PR6 8HS. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (47%). 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 8HS

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 30 (5%)£1,620
Band Babout 170 (26%)£1,890
Band Cabout 170 (26%)£2,160
Band Dabout 80 (12%)£2,430
Band Eabout 80 (12%)£2,970
Band Fabout 60 (9%)£3,510
Band Gabout 60 (9%)£4,050
Band Hwithheld£4,860

When the homes were built

  1. 47% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

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 8HS is in (ONS area E01024979), 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 8HS?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR6 8HS is Buckshaw Parkway Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Buckshaw Parkway Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive
  • Pleasington Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fishwick Lane, 63 m away.

More stations near PR6 8HS, 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 8HS?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PR6 8HS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 8HS?

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

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 8HS?

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

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

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

The centre of PR6 8HS 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 8HS?

Police.uk records 9 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR6 8HS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

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 8HS

Ward
Chorley North East
Parish
Wheelton
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Higher Wheelton
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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