BL9 7EW Bury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bury East. Region: North West.
Streets
- Nuttall Street, Bury: 57 addresses
- Nuttall Mews, Pimhole: 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 (76% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 2 Cook Street, Bury, BL9 0RP: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Land off Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7AX: up to 9 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Acorn Business Centre, Fountain Street North, Bury, BL9 7AN: up to 19 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- The Turf Hotel, 116 Wash Lane, Bury, BL9 7DJ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Humphrey House, Angouleme Way, Bury, BL9 6EQ: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Woolfield House, Wash Lane, Bury, BL9 6BJ: up to 11 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Millgate Shopping Centre, Bury: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Clerke Street, Bury: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
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 58 addresses are between 90 m and 92 m above sea level (91 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 | Castleton (Manchester) 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bury (Manchester Metrolink) | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hurst Street Bury | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Hotel Bury, Manchester Car Park Pre Book | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 26.8 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rock Healthcare Limited | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Bury Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Your Local Cashzone | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Openshaw Park 5.1 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,230 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,890 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 6.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of Saint Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west. 32 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of Saint Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Bury War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Lower Chesham | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Starkies Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| The Lido | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Deardens Lodge | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Ashworth Valley | Valley | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 49 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 58 |
49 of the postcode's 58 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Nuttall Street.