Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:25 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,678 residentsin the Chorley Town & South census areaMedian age 40.94,416 households62% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright15% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,744 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, education 9%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,124 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesAstley Parkpark · under a mile · 45 haYarrow Valley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 162 haCommunity Gardenpark · under a mileCoronation Pleasure Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haDuxbury Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 54 haTatton Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197610 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202636 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 10 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,677 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChorley And South Ribble Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryDr Jacobs Surgery12 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRed Rose Dental Groupright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 6 special, 2 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryChorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 201 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDuke Street Primary Schoolages 4-11, 317 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Michael's Church of England High Schoolages 11-16, 1,134 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRunshaw College3.0 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationChorleyunder a mileBus stationBus StationChorley Town Centreunder a mileFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle21 miBus stops114 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR7 postcode district.
