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Housing in PR7 2BE

What the homes in PR7 2BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chorley Town & South
Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,800 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.9%). Flats make up 31.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PR7 2BEEngland
Detached3.8%22.9%
Semi-detached12.7%31.5%
Terraced51.9%23%
Purpose-built flat20.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.6% of households in the PR7 2BE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.5% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

PR7 2BE
40%
36%
24%
England
  • Owned39.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented35.8%20.5%
  • Social rented24.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR7 2BEEngland
Owned outright18.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council4.5%8.3%
From a housing association19.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 51.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR7 2BEEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (38.6%). 20.8% of households include dependent children.

PR7 2BEEngland
Living alone, under 6638.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 PR7 2BE (Chorley Town & South) (about 1,800 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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