BL9 7HP Bury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bury East. 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 (78% of about 780 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 1.0 km
- Land To Rear Of 62 - 82 ,Bury New Road,Heywood: up to 9 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- The Turf Hotel, 116 Wash Lane, Bury, BL9 7DJ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Former CPU Kitchens, Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Site of Hartshead Works, Deal Street, Bury, BL9 7PU: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Woolfield House, Wash Lane, Bury, BL9 6BJ: up to 11 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Acorn Business Centre, Fountain Street North, Bury, BL9 7AN: up to 19 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- Land off Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7AX: up to 9 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- 2 Cook Street, Bury, BL9 0RP: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 11 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 24 addresses are between 75 m and 81 m above sea level (78 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 | 6.4 km |
| Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km | |
| Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bury (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Openshaw Park | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Village Hotel Bury, Manchester Car Park Pre Book | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Manchester Bury VH | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 26.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Huntley Mount Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pimhole Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1 -5 Parsonage Street | 730 m |
| Hospital | Fairfield Gen Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Bury Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Your Local Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Openshaw Park 5.1 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hoyles Park 5.9 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,230 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,890 m² | 340 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,870 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lower Chesham, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Chesham | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north-west |
| Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Broad Oak Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Starkies Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| The Lido | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Smethurst Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
| Ashworth Valley | Valley | 3.5 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 24 |
24 of the postcode's 24 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.