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Thinking of living at PR7 5NS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | – |
| Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Southlands High School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Standish Community High School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 49.7 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parklands High School | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy | Secondary | 5.5 km | Attainment 8: 59.3 · 22.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Michael's Church of England High School | Secondary | 6.1 km | Attainment 8: 58.9 · 20.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rainbow Hub School | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Westmorland School | Independent | 5.1 km | – |
| My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision | Independent | 5.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Park Hall Leisure Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Football | Charnock Richard Football Club | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Eccleston Cricket Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Golf | Charnock Richard Golf Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Coppull Leisure Park | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Scuba diving | Eccleston Delph | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Mid Lancs BMX | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | Chisnall Playing Fields | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Chisnall Playing Fields (Chorley Panthers) | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Coppull Cons Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Squash | Wrightington Hotel & Health Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Mawdesley Lawn Tennis Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Model aerodrome | Chorley Model Aircraft Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Equestrian Exercise Track | 4.2 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Euxton Balshaw Lane, a drive away (4.5 km), with 76k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Village Hall, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 110); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Southlands High School, 4.2 km away; Attainment 8: 42.1 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy (4.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 1.3 km away, with K Green closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Eccleston Health Centre (2.7 km), with Fishlocks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.4 km).
For a haircut, No77 Creative Hair is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, 5.6 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 67% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Two Birds Tea Room is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and Farmers Arms the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 55 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 49 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 43% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 24% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 182 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Eccleston Recreation Ground, 2.4 km away; for exercise, Coppull Leisure Centre (2.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
7 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 35 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 43 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.