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Housing in PR6 7AE

What the homes in PR6 7AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chorley North
Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,320 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (32.6%). Flats make up 16.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

PR6 7AEEngland
Detached25%22.9%
Semi-detached26.3%31.5%
Terraced32.6%23%
Purpose-built flat14.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.9% of households in the PR6 7AE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.8% own outright and 22.1% with a mortgage.

PR6 7AE
59%
17%
23%
England
  • Owned58.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented17.1%20.5%
  • Social rented23.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR6 7AEEngland
Owned outright36.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association20.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR6 7AEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (17.4%). 20.8% of households include dependent children.

PR6 7AEEngland
Living alone, under 6616.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

ChorleyEngland
All homes£798£1,459
One bedroom£598£1,195
Two bedrooms£763£1,335
Three bedrooms£904£1,489
Four or more£1,330£2,161
Detached£1,093£1,640
Semi-detached£890£1,449
Terraced£788£1,435
Flat or maisonette£685£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PR6 7AE (Chorley North) (about 1,320 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.

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