Manchester commuter townsChorley
Lancashire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Chorley: Manchester commute, house prices & costs
Chorley is a commuter town in Lancashire, around 32 minutes from Manchester by direct train from Chorley (longer than average for the towns we track), with mid-range prices at £217,000. It ranks #14 of 29 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
72
Rightroute score
Upper half · #14 of 29
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Chorley at a glance
Commute and cost
32 min
Train to Manchester
From Chorley, 14% slower than the 29-town median.
£217k
Average house price
£217,000, 4% below the 25-town median.
Living there
Low
Safety
Crime index 62 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
961Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 2% below the 29-town median.
7.4
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
18
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 10% fewer than the 29-town median.
546
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 55% more than the 29-town median.
160
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 27% fewer than the 29-town median.
The commute from Chorley
Direct trains from Chorley take around 32 minutes into Manchester Piccadilly, running on Northern. That makes it #18 out of 29 towns for speed into Manchester.
How Chorley compares to the other 28 towns
| Metric | Chorley | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Manchester | 32 min | 28 min | #18 |
| Average house price | £217,000 | £226,000 of 25 | #11 |
| Price to local earnings | 6.2x | 6.5x | #11 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 62 | 45 of 17 | #13 |
| Broadband speed | 961 Mb | 976 Mb | #16 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.4 | 7.5 | #20 |
Overall, Chorley ranks #14 of 29 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Chorley commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Chorley to Manchester?
Direct trains from Chorley take around 32 minutes to Manchester Piccadilly. Chorley is served by Northern.
What is the average house price in Chorley?
The average sold price in Chorley is £217,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 4% below the median across the 25 Manchester commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Chorley a safe place to live?
Chorley scores 62 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a lower level of safety relative to other Manchester commuter towns.
Is Chorley a good commuter town for Manchester?
Chorley ranks #14 of 29 Manchester commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.