PR4 postcode area guide — Chorley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PR4 postcode district in Chorley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PR4
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59.4%
Gigabit-capable
58.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the PR4 postcode district (Chorley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,753 postcodes Ofcom measures in PR4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 58.7%.
Around 0.1% of premises in PR4 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 PR4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PR4 0AA | 100% | 3.2% |
| PR4 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| PR4 0AD | 100% | 57.1% |
| PR4 0AE | 100% | 85% |
| PR4 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| PR4 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| PR4 0AH | 100% | 91.7% |
| PR4 0AJ | 66.7% | 16.7% |
| PR4 0AL | 25% | 0% |
| PR4 0AN | 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 PR4
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PR4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 100.0% |
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 PR4
Based on 865 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PR4 is £249,000, down 4.2% on the previous year (£260,000).
Detached
£347,500
356 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
326 sales
Terraced
£160,000
135 sales
Flat / maisonette
£105,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in PR4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Butlers Meadow | PR4 1XP |
| 22 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Burstock Drive | PR4 0QJ |
| 21 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Hoyles Lane | PR4 0LD |
| 21 May 2026 | £343,000 | Detached | Manor Road | PR4 0UL |
| 19 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Crossfield | PR4 5EH |
| 18 May 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Langton Lane | PR4 2FD |
| 15 May 2026 | £282,500 | Semi-detached | Chesham Drive | PR4 4YJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | The Croft | PR4 5DB |
| 15 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Norwood Avenue | PR4 6PH |
| 15 May 2026 | £247,500 | Semi-detached | Stanley Avenue | PR4 5TD |
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 PR4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutton Church of England Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 807 | PR4 5SN |
| Carr Hill High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 790 | PR4 2ST |
| Tarleton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 674 | PR4 6AQ |
| Kirkham Grammar School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 670 | PR4 2BH |
| Cottam Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 308 | PR4 0NY |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton | Primary | 4–11 | 246 | PR4 5EB |
| Tarleton Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 242 | PR4 6AT |
| New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 217 | PR4 4XA |
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 PR4
419 rated food businesses operate in PR4. 319 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 12 Sandringham Close, AB.GROCERIES, Aldi Stores Ltd, Amelios Pizzeria, Antonio's.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PR4
From a sample of 193 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PR4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
5%
Band C
19%
Band D
56%
Band E
12%
Band F
4%
Band G
2%
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 PR4 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.