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Housing in PR7 3DR

What the homes in PR7 3DR 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
2,018 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.3%). Flats make up 31.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PR7 3DREngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached22.4%31.5%
Terraced44.3%23%
Purpose-built flat28.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.9% of households in the PR7 3DR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 19.8% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.

PR7 3DR
47%
21%
32%
England
  • Owned46.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented21%20.5%
  • Social rented31.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR7 3DREngland
Owned outright19.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council7%8.3%
From a housing association24.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR7 3DREngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.4%). 25.9% of households include dependent children.

PR7 3DREngland
Living alone, under 6625.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 3DR (Chorley Town & South) (about 2,018 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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