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Folly Wood Drive, Chorley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Folly Wood Drive, Chorley · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chorley-lancashire/folly-wood-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PR7 2FW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£168,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£146,371
31 sales
Price range
£83k – £328k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Mar 2026
PR7 2FW

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At a glance

House prices£169k average35% below the Chorley average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkChorley station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% leaseholdAcross 37 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

31 property sales on Folly Wood Drive, Chorley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £168,750. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £143,067. That is 35% below the Chorley average of £259,838 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% terraced, 29% flat, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Folly Wood Drive range from £83,000 to £328,000. 11% of homes sold here were freehold and 89% leasehold. Of 272 streets in Chorley with at least two sales in the last year, Folly Wood Drive ranks 211th for average price.

House prices on Folly Wood Drive compared

Folly Wood Drive£168,750
PR7 postcode area£250,540
Chorley£259,838
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all PR7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £113,333 (3 sales)2016£113k2017: £141,900 (5 sales)2017£142k2018: £103,000 (1 sales)2018£103k2019: £150,250 (4 sales)2019£150k2020: £133,500 (2 sales)2020£134k2021: £145,000 (2 sales)2021£145k2022: £133,333 (6 sales)2022£133k2023: £179,667 (3 sales)2023£180k2024: £120,000 (1 sales)2024£120k2025: £220,333 (3 sales)2025£220k2026: £107,000 (1 sales)2026£107k

Tenure: 11% freehold and 89% leasehold across 37 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£143,06726 Nov 2025
Flat9£108,94418 Mar 2026
Semi-detached4£166,0008 Dec 2023
Detached3£249,00028 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Folly Wood Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 18 Mar 2026£107,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 27 Feb 2026£157,000 TerracedLeasehold
18, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 26 Nov 2025£230,500 TerracedLeasehold
3, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 28 Mar 2025£328,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 17 Jan 2025£102,500 FlatLeasehold
17, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 9 Dec 2024£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Gillibrand Hall Nursing Home, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 25 Oct 2024£1,000,000 OtherFreehold
36, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 8 Dec 2023£230,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
31, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 8 Aug 2023£152,000 TerracedLeasehold
29, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 28 Jul 2023£157,000 TerracedLeasehold
31, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 18 Nov 2022£151,000 TerracedLeasehold
19, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 9 Nov 2022£120,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 17 Oct 2022£127,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 14 Oct 2022£146,000 TerracedLeasehold
23, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 31 Aug 2022£108,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 13 Apr 2022£148,000 TerracedLeasehold
29, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 14 Dec 2021£145,000 TerracedLeasehold
37, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 24 Sep 2021£145,000 TerracedLeasehold
19, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 11 Aug 2020£108,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 13 Jul 2020£159,000 TerracedLeasehold
45, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 18 Nov 2019£112,000 TerracedLeasehold
35, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 4 Oct 2019£125,000 OtherLeasehold
36, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 15 Aug 2019£125,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
3, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 5 Jul 2019£211,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 23 May 2019£153,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
10, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 28 Feb 2019£69,950 FlatLeasehold
19, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 26 Jan 2018£103,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 3 Nov 2017£118,000 TerracedLeasehold
1, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 28 Sep 2017£208,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 15 Jun 2017£156,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
8, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 7 Apr 2017£85,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 29 Mar 2017£138,000 TerracedLeasehold
12, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 24 Mar 2017£80,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 10 Feb 2017£142,500 TerracedLeasehold
30, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 9 Dec 2016£139,000 TerracedLeasehold
47, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 19 Oct 2016£118,000 TerracedLeasehold
14, Folly Wood Drive PR7 2FW 29 Jul 2016£83,000 TerracedLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
8, Folly Wood Drive £85,000 (Apr 2017) → £107,000 (Mar 2026) +26%
over 9 yrs
49, Folly Wood Drive £118,000 (Nov 2017) → £157,000 (Feb 2026) +33%
over 8 yrs
3, Folly Wood Drive £211,000 (Jul 2019) → £328,000 (Mar 2025) +55%
over 6 yrs
36, Folly Wood Drive £125,000 (Aug 2019) → £230,000 (Dec 2023) +84%
over 4 yrs
31, Folly Wood Drive £151,000 (Nov 2022) → £152,000 (Aug 2023) +1%
over under a year
29, Folly Wood Drive £145,000 (Dec 2021) → £157,000 (Jul 2023) +8%
over 2 yrs
19, Folly Wood Drive £103,000 (Jan 2018) → £108,000 (Aug 2020) → £120,000 (Nov 2022) +17%
over 5 yrs
45, Folly Wood Drive £112,000 (Nov 2019) → £146,000 (Oct 2022) +30%
over 3 yrs
22, Folly Wood Drive £156,000 (Jun 2017) → £153,000 (May 2019) -2%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Folly Wood Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Gillibrand Primary School 201 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Southlands High School 821 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit 200 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley 206 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Mayfield School 133 pupils Community special school 4–19 Report 0.5 mi
Westmorland School 86 pupils Other independent special school 5–16 Report 0.5 mi
Shaftesbury High School 106 pupils Pupil referral unit 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley 202 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Chorley station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Euxton Balshaw Lane station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Buckshaw Parkway station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Arley Wood Drive (adj, Arley Wood Drive) 3 min walk
  • Keepers Wood Drive (adj, Keepers Wood Drive) 4 min walk
  • Burgh Wood Way (adj, Burgh Wood Way) 4 min walk
  • Burghwood Way (adj, Burgh Wood Way) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Regent House Surgery
    21 Regent Road, Chorley · 0.6 mi
  • Library House Surgery
    Avondale Road, Chorley · 0.7 mi
  • Dr Jacobs Surgery
    Collison Avenue, Chorley · 0.7 mi
  • The Chorley Surgery
    24-26 Gillibrand Street, Chorley · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Heron Heron Chorley · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Chorley - Moor Road PFS Express · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco South Chorley Express · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Chorley Superstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Youles Pharmacy & Clinics · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Southport Road Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Chorley Orthodontics · 0.7 mi
  • Red Rose Dental Group · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.7%62.5%
Private rented23.4%20.3%
Social rented11.9%17.1%
Households658

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.6%64.1%
Aged 65+11.6%18.6%
Residents1,721

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks92%92%

Share of homes across Chorley with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Folly Wood Drive

Ethnic group

HereChorley
White93.4%95.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%1.5%
Other ethnic group2.1%0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.6%

Religion

HereChorley
Christian55.8%61.5%
No religion32.4%30.9%
Not answered8.6%5.1%
Muslim2.5%1.4%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereChorley
Born in the UK93.3%95%
Born outside the UK6.7%5%

Highest qualification

HereChorley
Level 4 qualifications and above36.3%33.8%
Level 3 qualifications19.1%17.9%
No qualifications14.4%16%
Level 2 qualifications14.1%14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%9.3%
Apprenticeship6.1%6.7%
Other qualifications1.2%2.2%

General health

HereChorley
Very good health55%48.7%
Good health29.1%33.2%
Fair health11.9%12.9%
Bad health3.1%4%
Very bad health0.9%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereChorley
1 car or van in household43.9%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household36.9%33.5%
No cars or vans in household9.7%14.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%11%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Chorley.

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