City Profile • Local Authority

Chorley

Chorley is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £242k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.3% over the past year. It is a sought-after area for buyers, characterised by strong rates of homeownership. Crime levels sit at a moderate 80 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

118,624
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

7 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Chorley authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English93.0%
White: Other White2.0%
Pakistani0.7%
Indian0.6%
White and Black Caribbean0.5%
White: Irish0.5%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.6%
55-59 years7.4%
45-49 years6.8%
35-39 years6.6%
30-34 years6.5%
40-44 years6.2%

Top Occupations

Professional20.8%
Managers and directors14.1%
Associate professional13.8%
Skilled trades10.2%
Administrative and secretarial9.5%
Caring and leisure9.2%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright37.0%
Owned: Mortgage35.1%
Private rented: Landlord12.1%
Social rented: Other10.8%
Social rented: Council2.4%
Private rented: Other1.8%

Area DNA

family6/10
health6/10
safety5/10
homeown9/10
transit6/10
affluence7/10
diversity1/10
employment9/10
investment6/10