Gregson Lane

8°CClear

• Today: 12° / 6° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:37

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

• 6.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

13 reported · August 2026▼ 48% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences9
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Burglary1
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Coupe Green & Gregson Lane · Lancashire

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

189 reported road collisions (2025)

61 killed or seriously injured · 300 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

137 food businesses within 2 miles

• 114 rated 4–5 ★ (104 top)
• 0 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

£216,624 average▲ 4.2% YoY

Across Chorley · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£798 average monthly rent▲ 7.1% YoY

• 1 bed £598
• 2 bed £763
• 3 bed £904

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,567 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (8.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Esso (8.5 km)

9 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)

• A new chapter for Astley Hall as historic house fully reopens· 26 Oct 2026
• The Longest Yarn weaves its way to Astley Hall· 20 Oct 2026
• Blooming marvellous! Two of Chorley’s events sprint into tourism award finals.· 28 Sept 2026
• New Active Track opens at West Way Sports· 23 Sept 2026
• Wristbands now on sale for Chorley Live 2026· 16 Sept 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,819
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,509
• Net moves+1,310

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 190 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

62 inspected 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 homes424
• GP practices184
• Dentists248
• Homecare agencies288
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

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

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

128 applications decided

91.4% granted · 117 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Labour majority

• Lab 29
• Con 4
• Grn 1
• Ref 6
• Oth 2

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,125 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% 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

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 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

13 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in PR5

• The Ryan Medical Centre
• Roslea Surgery
• Lostock Hall Medical Ctr.

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ribble Valley:

• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018404 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth246 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK203 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases180 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills158 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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