Coppull sits in the heart of the North West, in easy reach of Preston, Blackburn and Bolton. Junction 27 of the M6 is less than ten minutes’ drive away, and M62 junction 8, at Chorley, can be reached in less than 15 minutes. Direct trains from Chorley Station, three miles from the development, reach Blackpool and Manchester in around 40 minutes and also serve Preston, Bolton, Lancaster and Windermere. Frequent buses between Wigan and Chorley, calling at the railway station, stop around five minutes’ walk from the development, with the trip into Chorley taking less than 20 minutes.

Church View occupies a very special location within the village, close to open countryside yet just a few minutes’ walk from a choice of local shops and services. There is a Co-op Food store, a pharmacy, post office, convenience stores and off licences, confectioners, florists, hairdressers and other specialists, as well as takeaways and cafés. A wider selection of retailers, ranging from Asda, Morrisons and M&S supermarkets to covered and open-air markets selling fresh produce, can be found in neighbouring Chorley, where there is also a six-screen cinema and a leisure centre with two swimming pools, a gym, sports hall and squash courts. Local pubs include The Springfield, less than five minutes’ walk from the development.

Coppull Primary School and Nursery is just a few yards from Church View, and St Oswald’s RC Primary is less than half a mile away. Both are assessed as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. For secondary education, Southlands High School and Holy Cross Catholic High School are both located at the southern end of Chorley, approximately two miles away.