UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/chorley
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in Chorley
Homes in Chorley sold for a median of £225,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,186 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,048 | £352,000 | £295,000 to £438,000 | £3,242/m²from 53 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,016 | £215,000 | £180,000 to £250,000 | £2,790/m²from 56 sales |
| Terraced | 912 | £170,000 | £137,000 to £211,000 | £2,076/m²from 22 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 210 | £115,000 | £95,000 to £138,000 | Too few |
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Chorley, at 33% and 32% of sales.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the North West as a whole: a median of £115,000 here, 23% less than the £150,000 across the region.
Prices over time
The median rose 36%, from £165,000 in 2016 to £225,000 in 2025, less than the 52% rise across the North West as a whole.
Postcode districts in Chorley
Every district had a median of about £220,000.
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Bilberry Way, Euxton (PR7)23 sales
- Brookwood Way, Buckshaw Village (PR7)22 sales
- Meander Close, Buckshaw Village (PR7)22 sales
- Oakbridge Drive, Buckshaw Village (PR7)22 sales
- Draperfield, Chorley (PR7)20 sales
- The Green, Eccleston (PR7)20 sales
- Tulip Close, Chorley (PR7)19 sales
- Chorley Old Road, Whittle le Woods (PR6)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Clover Drive, Euxton (PR7, detached houses, £381,000), Duxbury Manor Way, Chorley (PR7, detached houses, £368,000) and Wigan Road, Euxton (PR7, £327,500).
The cheapest were Denham Wood Close, Chorley (PR7, flats, £105,000), Ayrshire Close, Buckshaw Village (PR7, flats, £107,000) and Forsythia Drive, Clayton le Woods (PR6, £110,000).
Leasehold homes
35% of sales in Chorley were leasehold, against 33% across the North West as a whole. Flats made up only 7% of sales, so many houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold and what the ground rent is.
Living in Chorley
Crime
64 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 64 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 70 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
74% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 72 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,430 a year in Chorley for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Chorley and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Manchester£252,500
- Bury£250,000
- West Lancashire£248,000
- Fylde£245,000
- Westmorland and Furness£240,000
- Salford£235,000
- Sefton£230,000
- Chorley, this council area£225,000
- Wirral£222,500
- South Ribble£220,000
- Tameside£220,000
- Rochdale£210,500
- Oldham£210,000
- Bolton£209,000
- Lancaster£203,000
About these figures
Chorley's figures come from 3,186 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 2 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Chorley, so their sales add up to 2,893 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.