Heath Charnock’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Heath Charnock’s built-up area.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Heath CharnockLancashire
Mortgage-free owners make up 63% of households. With 362 residents, it is a village in Lancashire, North West.
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Photo: Margaret Clough · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
362
Census 2021 · Chorley council
Median age
54.9
32% are 65+ · Lancashire 20%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Heath Charnock a good place to live?
There are no grades for Heath Charnock: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 5% of commuters. 2 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
What makes Heath Charnock stand out
The 3 things Heath Charnock does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
63% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Heath Charnock.
Work & commute
The car carries 95% of commuters in Heath Charnock, more than in Lancashire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
27% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below Lancashire’s towns (49%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Working from home was the norm for 39% of workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Heath Charnock, 2% work in the town itself. Before tax, the average household brings in £44K a year.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot4%
Underground, tram1%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£44K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Heath Charnock than in Lancashire’s towns or across England’s towns: 1%
Owners make up 99% of households, above Lancashire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £798 a month across the Chorley council area. That is the middle of 8 standard sales inside Heath Charnock’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Heath Charnock£0K
Typical UK town£277K
99%
of households own their home · England 61%
1%
rent privately · England 21%
£798
average private rent a month, Chorley council area
£2,405
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Heath Charnock records less violent crime per resident than Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns, at 12.9 per 1,000 a year
There were 22.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Lancashire’s towns (17.3) and England’s towns (7.8). Reported offences in Heath Charnock came to 7 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 9. Of all the crimes, 43% were violence and sexual offences.
12.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Damage & arson3
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social9
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
12.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
7
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Is Heath Charnock a healthy place? 87% of its people say their health is good, above Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 3.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Lancashire’s towns (6.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Heath Charnock has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away. Disability touches nearly a fifth of the town’s population.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Heath Charnock | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
76.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Most of Heath Charnock is newer: only 10% of homes were built before 1919, below Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Every one of Heath Charnock’s 2 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing. Scaled to its population, that is 55 listed buildings for every 10,000 people locally.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
10%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
55
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Heath Charnock than in Lancashire’s towns or England’s towns: 10% are under 15
Degrees are held by 48% of adults. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, higher than both Lancashire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). The median resident of Heath Charnock is 54.9 years old.
54.9median age
Heath CharnockLancashireEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Heath Charnock | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.3% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Heath Charnock
11pages on Heath Charnock
The big questions
Heath Charnock’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ChorleyAdlingtonCoppullCharnock RichardBlackrodEuxtonWhittle-le-WoodsHeath Charnock
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Charnock | 362 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chorley | 39,539 | 1.2 | B− | A | D | D |
| Adlington | 8,777 | 1.5 | A− | A | B− | C+ |
| Coppull | 8,303 | 2 | B− | A | B− | C− |
| Charnock Richard | 1,098 | 2 | — | B+ | D | B |
| Blackrod | 5,340 | 3.4 | — | D | — | C |
| Euxton | 17,519 | 3.4 | A | A | B | B− |
| Whittle-le-Woods | 4,388 | 3.6 | A− | B | B− | B+ |
Charnock Richard has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Blackrod has no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Heath Charnock
How many listed buildings are there in Heath Charnock?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Heath Charnock?
Band D council tax in Heath Charnock is £2,405 for 2026–27, less than in 58% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Who lives in Heath Charnock?
At the 2021 Census, 12% of Heath Charnock’s 362 residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
About Heath Charnock
Village in Lancashire, England
Heath Charnock is a built-up area of 362 people, in the Chorley council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 362 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Chorley
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001038
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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