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Housing in PR7 7DF

What the homes in PR7 7DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke
Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,353 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.2%). Flats make up 39.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PR7 7DFEngland
Detached18.5%22.9%
Semi-detached19.3%31.5%
Terraced22.7%23%
Purpose-built flat39.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.7% of households in the PR7 7DF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.5% own outright and 48.1% with a mortgage.

PR7 7DF
60%
32%
England
  • Owned59.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented31.7%20.5%
  • Social rented7.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR7 7DFEngland
Owned outright11.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan48.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association6.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR7 7DFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.1%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.

PR7 7DFEngland
Living alone, under 6634.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%12.8%
Couple, no children18.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 7DF (Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke) (about 1,353 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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