Manchester commuter townsChorley vs Preston

Chorley vs Preston: which commuter town suits you?

Chorley is 15 minutes closer to Manchester, but Preston is £14k cheaper on the average sold price.
Chorley

#14 of 29

Preston

#20 of 29

Train to Manchester

32 min
47 min

Average house price

£217k
£203k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.2x
5.3x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

62
79

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

961 Mb
938 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

18
30

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

546 ha
430 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

160
479

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Chorley

Lancashire · 32 min to Manchester · average sold price £217k.

Read the Chorley report

Living in Preston

Lancashire · 47 min to Manchester · average sold price £203k.

Read the Preston report

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