PR25 postcode area guide — Chorley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PR25 postcode district in Chorley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PR25
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the PR25 postcode district (Chorley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 734 postcodes Ofcom measures in PR25, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.7%.
Around 0.1% of premises in PR25 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in PR25
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PR25 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| PR25 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| PR25 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| PR25 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| PR25 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| PR25 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| PR25 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PR25 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| PR25 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| PR25 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Chorley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Chorley district (56,899 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
91.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
79.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
94%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PR25
Police recorded 239 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PR25 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 87 | 36.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 | 19.7% |
| Shoplifting | 42 | 17.6% |
| Public order | 17 | 7.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 14 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 7 | 2.9% |
| Other theft | 7 | 2.9% |
| Burglary | 6 | 2.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in PR25
Based on 416 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PR25 is £208,000, up 6.7% on the previous year (£195,000).
Detached
£317,000
122 sales
Semi-detached
£200,000
178 sales
Terraced
£150,000
100 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in PR25
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £149,000 | Semi-detached | Bristol Avenue | PR25 4GD |
| 20 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Stonecroft Road | PR25 1TE |
| 19 May 2026 | £218,000 | Semi-detached | St Davids Road | PR25 4XX |
| 15 May 2026 | £172,500 | Semi-detached | Highfield Avenue | PR25 4GP |
| 15 May 2026 | £161,000 | Terraced | Helmsley Green | PR25 3PN |
| 12 May 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Darwin Drive | PR25 5AP |
| 8 May 2026 | £162,500 | Terraced | Woodlands Drive | PR25 2NE |
| 8 May 2026 | £253,500 | Semi-detached | Kingswood Road | PR25 2UN |
| 8 May 2026 | £180,000 | Detached | Cumberland Avenue | PR25 1BH |
| 8 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Harrock Road | PR25 5TX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Chorley demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Chorley district (117,730 residents, 50,135 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.2% |
| 15–29 | 20.5% |
| 30–44 | 19.7% |
| 45–64 | 21.2% |
| 65+ | 20.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.1% |
| Private rented | 13.9% |
| Social rented | 10.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PR25
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balshaw's Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 921 | PR25 3AH |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 813 | PR25 1BS |
| Academy@Worden | Secondary | 11–16 | 660 | PR25 1RN |
| Wellfield Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 562 | PR25 2TP |
| Lever House Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 293 | PR25 4YR |
| Leyland Methodist Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 252 | PR25 3ET |
| Seven Stars Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 232 | PR25 1TD |
| Woodlea Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 217 | PR25 1JL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in PR25
217 rated food businesses operate in PR25. 181 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1878 Cafe, Academy@Worden, Acorn Wood Acadamy, Annies Kitchen, Asda Stores.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PR25
From a sample of 197 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PR25 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
23%
Band D
53%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Chorley
Landlines around PR25 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.