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Housing in PR7 2WE

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

Neighbourhood
Chorley South West
Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,689 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (38.9%). Flats make up 22.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PR7 2WEEngland
Detached38.9%22.9%
Semi-detached25.4%31.5%
Terraced13.4%23%
Purpose-built flat22%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64% of households in the PR7 2WE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 42.2% with a mortgage.

PR7 2WE
64%
23%
England
  • Owned64%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented23.4%20.5%
  • Social rented11.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR7 2WEEngland
Owned outright21.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association10.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR7 2WEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.4%). 36.5% of households include dependent children.

PR7 2WEEngland
Living alone, under 6620%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 2WE (Chorley South West) (about 1,689 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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