WATER STREET, PR7 1EX House Prices & Local Information

PR7 1EX is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Water Street, 0.8km from Botany in Chorley. Administratively it sits within Chorley North & Astley ward and the Chorley constituency.

Within the PR7 district, this postcode is characterised by a classic working-class terrace area — densely packed streets, low ethnic diversity. By day, the area transitions to a market squares character: traditional retail areas with professional services and self-employed, often in market towns and higher status areas. An average age of 35 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £113k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area.

Census 2021 statistics for PR7 1EX are sourced from Output Area E00126557 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.