United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Chorley
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~119k · 62 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, but not a powerhouse for earnings. Chorley offers a median house price 5.5 times median annual pay, a ratio better than the North West median, and its median weekly earnings of £764.80 are above the regional average. Rent takes a manageable 23.3% of gross median earnings, and council tax is also below the regional median. Crime rates are notably low, with 56.8 per 1,000 residents, and deprivation scores are better than the regional average. This is a place that suits those prioritising affordability and a safe environment over high earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Chorley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,770/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£220,000
Affordable
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Rent
£773/mo
Affordable
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,430/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
56.8/1k
Low
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.9
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Schools
96.8%
Strong
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
62 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
60 of 62 (96.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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62 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 62 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.