WN6 postcode area guide — Chorley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WN6 postcode district in Chorley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WN6
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.9%
Gigabit-capable
80.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the WN6 postcode district (Chorley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 919 postcodes Ofcom measures in WN6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in WN6 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 WN6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WN6 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WN6 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| WN6 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| WN6 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WN6 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| WN6 0AG | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| WN6 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| WN6 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WN6 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WN6 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.
House prices in WN6
Based on 480 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WN6 is £199,995, up 1.5% on the previous year (£197,000).
Detached
£382,500
119 sales
Semi-detached
£207,100
189 sales
Terraced
£145,000
143 sales
Flat / maisonette
£118,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in WN6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Thicknesse Avenue | WN6 8PW |
| 11 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Woodnook Road | WN6 9LA |
| 11 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Hodges Street | WN6 7JG |
| 8 May 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Old Lane | WN6 8AS |
| 7 May 2026 | £151,000 | Semi-detached | Beech Hill Avenue | WN6 7TB |
| 7 May 2026 | £158,000 | Flat | Beacon View | WN6 0RL |
| 6 May 2026 | £182,500 | Semi-detached | Millbank | WN6 9LJ |
| 5 May 2026 | £805,000 | Detached | Robin Hood Lane | WN6 9QG |
| 1 May 2026 | £169,000 | Semi-detached | Beech Hill Lane | WN6 7SD |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £157,000 | Terraced | Kendal Street | WN6 7DJ |
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 WN6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standish Community High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,276 | WN6 0NX |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 998 | WN6 7RN |
| Shevington High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 878 | WN6 8AB |
| Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 582 | WN6 0XB |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 447 | WN6 7RH |
| Wood Fold Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 425 | WN6 0TS |
| Beech Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 282 | WN6 7PT |
| Millbrook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 214 | WN6 8DL |
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 WN6
216 rated food businesses operate in WN6. 107 hold the top rating of 5, 45 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Age UK Wigan Borough, Ajmeer Manzil, Albion Ale House, AM to PM, Annie's Pantry.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WN6
From a sample of 157 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WN6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band C
39%
Band D
46%
Band E
11%
Band F
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
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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.