Buckshaw & Whittle
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Buckshaw & Whittle at a glance
- House prices
- £223,500
- Lower prices27th percentile
- Schools
- 40th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 58th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 53.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle64th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle39th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Buckshaw & Whittle a good place to live?
Buckshaw & Whittle may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Chorley below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
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Crime rate in Buckshaw & Whittle
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 53.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 64th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Buckshaw & Whittle
House prices
- Median sale price
- £223,500
- Percentile
- 27th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 174 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Buckshaw & Whittle
Schools
40th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Buckshaw & Whittle
Flood risk
3.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.9% of the area. That is the 39th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Buckshaw & Whittle
Transport
58th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Buckshaw & Whittle a good place to live?
Buckshaw & Whittle may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Buckshaw & Whittle safe?
Buckshaw & Whittle ranks in the 64th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Buckshaw & Whittle?
The median sale price was £223,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 27th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Buckshaw & Whittle?
Schools rank in the 40th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Buckshaw & Whittle?
Nearby public profiles include Chorley North East in Chorley and Chorley North & Astley West in Chorley.
