The UK Postcode Database

PR6 8JF

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980
PR6 8JF Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with PR6 8JF

Buckholes Lane - 10 properties, USRN 7400823

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.695 / 53°41'42"N

Longitude: -2.5881 / 2°35'17"W

UTM Reference: 30U 527199 5949668

OS Easting: 361268

OS Northing: 422222

OS Grid: SD612222

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BTCQ.H5

Mapcode Global: WH976.6DV5

Open Location Code: 9C5VMCW6+2Q

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83qq96

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28103 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for PR6 8JF on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:26
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:50
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:03 to 04:13
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:51
Moon Rises 23:58

For a full sun and moon calendar for PR6 8JF, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for PR6 8JF

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Chorley

MP

Lindsay Hoyle Speaker

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

Hoghton with Wheelton

Councillor

John Clemson Reform UK

Chorley Borough Council
District council ward

Chorley North East

Councillors

Jenny Whiffen Labour

Gordon France Labour

Margaret France Labour

PR6 8JF also falls within the Civil Parish of Wheelton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for PR6 8JF

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00126778 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024979 Chorley 002C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005190 Chorley 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005159 Wheelton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05013067 Chorley North East Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 6 May 2021 DLUHC
E07000118 Chorley Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000017 Lancashire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001170 Chorley Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000255 Preston Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008157 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000034 NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2016 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E58000778 Hoghton with Wheelton ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63008047 Higher Wheelton Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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