Detached
£396,234
55% above the Chorley average
29.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Chorley? £256,355
The average house price in Chorley is £256,355, based on 1,489 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 5.5% (£13,424) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +5.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,489
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Chorley?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£228,547
11% below the Chorley average
30.9% of sales
Terraced
£175,804
31% below the Chorley average
32.1% of sales
Flats
£121,791
52% below the Chorley average
7.1% of sales
Are house prices in Chorley going up or down?
House prices in Chorley are rising: up 5.5% (£13,424) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 34.1% (£65,238).
Past 12 months
+5.5%
+£13,424From £242,931 to £256,355
£256,355£242,931
Past 10 years
+34.1%
+£65,238From £191,117 to £256,355
£256,355£190,200
Quick answers for Chorley
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£281,178
Highest average, reached in July 2026
How many homes sold?
1,489
In the last 12 months-25.4% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
32.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
43.8% of sales
How many people live in Chorley?
117,795
1,502 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Chorley?
50,172
640 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Chorley?
70 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 9.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
4.1% of the area · 50 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Anglezarke
£1,220,000
Least expensive
Coppull
£218,020
How does Chorley rank?
4th most expensive area of Lancashire.
Compared with 12 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Chorley?
The highest recorded sale prices in Chorley, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Chorley compare with nearby areas?
Chorley compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Lancashire.
Chorley vs South Ribble
- Chorley
- £256,355
- South Ribble
- £238,547−£17,808
Open comparison
Chorley vs West Lancashire
- Chorley
- £256,355
- West Lancashire
- £270,672+£14,317
Open comparison
Chorley vs Preston
- Chorley
- £256,355
- Preston
- £206,882−£49,473
Open comparison
Chorley vs Hyndburn
- Chorley
- £256,355
- Hyndburn
- £151,522−£104,833
Open comparison
Chorley vs Fylde
- Chorley
- £256,355
- Fylde
- £269,399+£13,044
Open comparison
Chorley vs Rossendale
- Chorley
- £256,355
- Rossendale
- £216,283−£40,072
Open comparison
Which areas of Chorley are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 23 areas of Chorley, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,220,000
Change over one year: +96.8%
- 2
£977,500
Change over one year: +3.4%
- 3
£496,772
Change over one year: +64.6%
- 4
£467,500
Change over one year: +38.5%
- 5
£463,761
Change over one year: −10.0%
- 6
£427,866
Change over one year: +0.9%
- 7
£382,027
Change over one year: +46.0%
- 8
£375,900
Change over one year: −12.6%
- 9
£356,000
Change over one year: +20.0%
- 10
£345,000
Change over one year: −5.4%
- 11
£333,750
Change over one year: −25.3%
- 12
£333,035
Change over one year: +0.5%
- 13
£326,330
Change over one year: +17.4%
- 14
£320,990
Change over one year: −9.3%
- 15
£307,200
Change over one year: −7.6%
- 16
£300,677
Change over one year: +13.5%
- 17
£290,316
Change over one year: +40.8%
- 18
£289,751
Change over one year: −15.2%
- 19
£277,039
Change over one year: +13.2%
- 20
£252,473
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 21
£247,285
Change over one year: −2.0%
- 22
£243,257
Change over one year: +12.7%
- 23
£218,020
Change over one year: +8.7%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 29 October 2026 at 17:16 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Chorley dataset covers 4,036 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.