Renting in Chorley

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The average rent in Chorley is £875/mo, with 657 live listings across 4 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Chorley rental appears.

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Renting in Chorley

What it costs to rent in Chorley

Chorley currently has 657 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £875 a month. 37 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 59% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SO50 at around £650/mo, while BN2 sits nearer £2,240/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Chorley rental market at a glance

657

Active rentals in Chorley

£875/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Chorley

Median monthly rent, based on 657 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£695/mo	162
2 bed	£850/mo	269
3 bed	£1,100/mo	153
4+ bed	£1,675/mo	68

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Chorley rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Chorley. Latest: £773/mo (Mar 26, +6.1% YoY).

Latest

£773

Mar 26

Annual

+6.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£574

Apr 21

Total change

+35%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Chorley pay goes on rent?

Renters in Chorley spend an estimated 28% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£773/mo

£9,276/yr

Median pay

£33,337/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

28%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Chorley

Most Chorley homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 53,030 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.75

≈ Band B–C

Stock

53k

53,030 properties

A
29%15,200
B
23%12,170
C
18%9,760
D
13%7,000
E
10%5,430
F
4%2,360
G
2%1,040
H
0%70

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Chorley

87% of Chorley premises can already get full-fibre and 92% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

87%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

92%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

472 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
87%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Chorley), July 2025, covering 53,098 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Chorley homes

49% of Chorley homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

49%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

51%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

41k

41,429 EPCs

A
1%404
B
15%6,215
C
33%13,865
D
37%15,202
E
11%4,411
F
2%1,029
G
1%303

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Chorley. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Chorley

20 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Chorley centroid. The five closest:

1
Chorley Astley Park School
Not applicable · Community special school · PR7 1JZ
0.19 mi
2
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · PR7 1RB
0.28 mi
3
St Michael's Church of England High School
Secondary · Academy converter · PR7 1RS
0.47 mi
4
Duke Street Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · PR7 3DU
0.51 mi
5
Duke Street Primary School
Primary · Community school · PR7 3DU
0.51 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Chorley centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Chorley

Flats & apartments

235

40% of listings

Houses

344

59% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Chorley — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 40% of the 349 houses currently advertised in Chorley.

Terraced
40%139
Other house
36%125
Semi-detached
18%63
Detached
5%17
Bungalow
1%5

Rent by postcode

Where Chorley rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 543 live listings in 14 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Chorley

1BN2£2,240/mo4 rentals
2AL1£1,800/mo3 rentals
3RH16£1,375/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Chorley

1SO50£650/mo3 rentals
2PR7£800/mo254 rentals
3PR6£850/mo92 rentals

Features · Chorley

Garden, parking, and floor area in Chorley

Live signal across 657 Chorley rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

56%

of 133 Chorley listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

73%

of 129 Chorley listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Chorley

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Chorley has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 51 of 51 postcode districts analysed, the median was 5 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Chorley is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

5 crimes per area (median)
51 of 51 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Chorley ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Chorley

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Euxton has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Chorley.

Adlington
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (23) · pop. ~6,000
7.8
per 1k
Euxton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (12) · pop. ~10,000
2.7
per 1k
Clayton-le-Woods
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (37) · pop. ~14,000
6.1
per 1k
Coppull
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (23) · pop. ~8,000
5.3
per 1k
Whittle-le-Woods
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (52) · pop. ~6,000
17
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Chorley listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Chorley.

Leaders

187

OpenRent

165

Rightmove

154

OnTheMarket

151

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Frequently asked

Renting in Chorley — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Chorley?

The median rent in Chorley is £875/month based on 657 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Chorley?

There are currently 657 rental properties available in Chorley, with 37 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Chorley safe for renters?

Chorley has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 5 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Chorley?

The most commonly reported crime category in Chorley is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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