BL9 0TS Bury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Redvales. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (35% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- HASLAM BANK HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Belle Vue Terrace Car Park: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Land off Knowsley Street (Q-Park airspace), Bury: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Former Police Station, Irwell Street, Bury: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- Castle Leisure Centre, Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0EZ: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Humphrey House, Angouleme Way, Bury, BL9 6EQ: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Victoria Buildings, 9-13 Silver Street, Bury, BL9 0EU: up to 12 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- The Castle surface car park, Bolton Street, Bury: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Millgate Shopping Centre, Bury: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 13 addresses are between 75 m and 84 m above sea level (80 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 | 6.7 km |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bury (Manchester Metrolink) | 640 m |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Haslam Brow Fishpool | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 670 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Knowsley Place | 420 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 26.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Knowsley Medical Centre | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fishpool Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Knowsley Dental Practice | 310 m |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 950 m |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Premier Bury Cashzone | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Tower Gardens 2,920 m² | 290 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Manchester Road Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Digger Lane Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m north. 42 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* | 750 m north |
| Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church | Scheduled monument | 930 m north |
| Bury War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north |
| Parish Church of Saint Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goit | Lake or reservoir | 660 m west |
| Starkies Wood | Wood | 710 m south-east |
| Deardens Lodge | Lake or reservoir | 880 m north-west |
| Elton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Woodhill Brook | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the postcode's 13 addresses is 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.