BL9 5DD Bury
Live postcode, introduced February 2022. Ward: Moorside. Region: North West.
Streets
- School Brow, Bury: 2 addresses
- Tanpits Road, 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 (92% of about 710 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
- CHURCH ROOMS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1 The Rock, Bury, BL9 0JP: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- The Castle surface car park, Bolton Street, Bury: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Victoria Buildings, 9-13 Silver Street, Bury, BL9 0EU: up to 12 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Clerke Street, Bury: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Millgate Shopping Centre, Bury: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Castle Leisure Centre, Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0EZ: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Site of Former Paradise Mill, John Street, Bury, BL9 0NH: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Former Police Station, Irwell Street, Bury: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 3 addresses are between 82 m and 87 m above sea level (85 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km |
| Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bury (Manchester Metrolink) | 510 m |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest The Met theatre Bury | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 410 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Knowsley Place | 680 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 27.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Townside Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Bury Police Station | 230 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 29-33 The Rock Halifax | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tower Gardens 2,920 m² | 710 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | Manchester Road Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 890 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,220 m² | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 3 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 64% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 School Brow.