BL9 0DF Bury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bury East. Region: North West.
Streets
- Back Knowsley Street, Bury: 5 addresses
- Manchester Road, Bury: 2 addresses
- Haymarket Street, Bury: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bury in 2026-27: Band D £2,555 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,703 | £1,987 | £2,271 | £2,555 | £3,123 | £3,691 | £4,259 | £5,110 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (74% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bury Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Bury borough HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens, grade II*
- 1, MANCHESTER ROAD, grade II
- 2-14, MANCHESTER ROAD, grade II
- 2-8, BANK STREET, grade II
- 3, MANCHESTER ROAD, grade II
- ART GALLERY AND LIBRARY, grade II
- ART PICTURE HOUSE, grade II
- ATHENAEUM CLUB, grade II
- BANK CHAMBERS, grade II
- BURY SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, grade II
- CHURCH OF SAINT MARIE, grade II
- FORMER BARCLAYS BANK, grade II
- Nos. 2-20, ST MARYS PLACE, grade II
- RAILINGS AT WEST END OF STREET AND RAILINGS TO STEPS DOWN TO RAILWAY LEVEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Victoria Buildings, 9-13 Silver Street, Bury, BL9 0EU: up to 12 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Castle Leisure Centre, Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0EZ: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- The Castle surface car park, Bolton Street, Bury: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Former Police Station, Irwell Street, Bury: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Land off Knowsley Street (Q-Park airspace), Bury: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- 1 The Rock, Bury, BL9 0JP: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Belle Vue Terrace Car Park: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Millgate Shopping Centre, Bury: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 94 m and 95 m above sea level (95 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bury (Manchester Metrolink) | 150 m |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Bury Museum | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 70 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Knowsley Place | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 27.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Townside Surgery | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 110 m |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 520 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 29-33 The Rock Halifax | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Library Gardens 1,800 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tower Gardens 2,920 m² | 300 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Manchester Road Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,220 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m north. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north |
| Bury War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north |
| Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church | Scheduled monument | 240 m north |
| Parish Church of Saint Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Deardens Lodge | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-west |
| Woodhill Brook | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Starkies Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north-east |
| Sunny Clough | Valley | 4.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Back Knowsley Street.