Higher Wheelton

14°CMist

• Today: 17° / 10° · 90% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Overcast

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

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

9 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour3
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Chorley North East · 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)

65 food businesses within 2 miles

• 50 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pleasington (5.0 km)
• 5 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: 161.9p · Asda (10.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (10.3 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

38 charging locations within ~8 km

• 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Water Street (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches23
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

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
• 26 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

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Chorley

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens37
• Restaurants & cafés4

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

81% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 43% · Wind 31% · Imports 14% · Biomass 7%

28 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

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 Chorley:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office457 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s420 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership339 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test268 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth258 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Withnell Fold · 0.7 km

  Withnell Fold is a village, situated between Blackburn and Chorley, in Lancashire, England.

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  Wheelton · 1.3 km

  Wheelton is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 United Kingdom census it has a population of 1,001, reducing to 956 at the 2011 Census. The village is lo…

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  Brinscall · 1.8 km

  Brinscall is a village in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. Located approximately five miles north-east of Chorley, Brinscall borders the similar-sized villages of Withnell and Abbey Village. Brinscall is p…

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  Brinscall railway station · 2.0 km

  Brinscall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Brinscall, Lancashire, England.

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  St James' Church, Brindle · 2.2 km

  St James' Church is in the village of Brindle, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded…

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  Brindle, Lancashire · 2.2 km

  Brindle is a small village and civil parish of the borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 978. It is in the centre of a triangle between Preston, Blackburn,…

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