Housing in PR5 8EB
What the homes in PR5 8EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton Brook
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,196 (2024)
PR5 8EBPreston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.4%). Flats make up 18.9%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
31.1% of households in the PR5 8EB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 14.8% own outright and 16.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.9%20.5%
- Social rented61%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20%). 34.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Chorley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Chorley (August 2026, +7.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PR5 8EB (Clayton Brook) (about 1,196 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.