Gregson Lane

12°CLight rain shower

• Today: 18° / 10° · 86% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:36

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

17 reported · July 2026▼ 48% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences10
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Burglary1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Coupe Green & Gregson Lane · Lancashire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

220 reported road collisions (2024)

59 killed or seriously injured · 330 casualties · 18.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

137 food businesses within 2 miles

• 112 rated 4–5 ★ (103 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bamber Bridge (2.9 km)
• 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£212,647 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Chorley · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£792 average monthly rent▲ 7% YoY

• 1 bed £594
• 2 bed £758
• 3 bed £897

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

6.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.3 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (8.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (6 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

51 charging locations within ~8 km

• 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Ainsworth & Parkinson LTD (A&p) (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Successful prosecution reinforces Chorley's commitment to passenger safety· 3 Sept 2026
• Council backs Best Bar None accreditation scheme for licensed venues· 28 Aug 2026
• Enjoy pirates and proms at Astley Park’s open-air summer events· 19 Aug 2026
• Chorley's first-ever Habitat Bank opens in Croston· 19 Aug 2026
• Chorley Flower Show blooms with success!· 13 Aug 2026

Source: Chorley Council

117,730 residents in Chorley · 581/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 192 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,430 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (29% of 53,180)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

73 schools · 17,889 pupils

50 primary · 7 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 31 of 33 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

62inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chorley

1,255 CQC-registered services

• Care homes423
• GP practices184
• Dentists250
• Homecare agencies290
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

108 applications decided

95.4% granted · 103 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Labour majority

• Lab 29
• Con 4
• Grn 1
• Ref 7
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools4
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens21
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,589 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 52,947 certificates

9.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 79.7 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ribble Valley:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office445 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s377 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018374 local signatures · 5,854 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership296 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test262 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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