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Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke neighbourhood of Chorley, England (ONS area Chorley 004). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes PR6, PR7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PR6 7DH.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Chorley

Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Chorley (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £260,000 and flats for £108,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Chorley (0.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Buckshaw Parkway, is 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£260,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£108,250

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.02; 3 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 7 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£60,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke sits in Chorley

Typical house price: 4th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Chorley
Average household income: the highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Chorley

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Chorley, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Chorley, 2007 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Chorley, 3 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recorded crime
Plug-in car growth
Solar and heat pumps

Falling behind the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Income deprivation ranking
Catching up with neighbouring areas

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Buckshaw Parkway Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Blackpool North (about 39 min) and Manchester Airport (about 62 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School 880 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Nov 2024).
Nearest state secondary school St Michael's Church of England High School 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke

What is the typical house price in Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke?

£260,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

How does Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke compare with the rest of Chorley?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Chorley. Average household income: the highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Chorley.

Is Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 3 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke?

Buckshaw Parkway. Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Blackpool North (about 39 min) and Manchester Airport (about 62 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke?

Nearest state primary school. Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School. 880 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St Michael's Church of England High School. 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.