BL9 8RN Bury
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Unsworth. Region: North West.
Streets
- Little 66, Bury: 24 addresses
- Pilsworth Road, Rochdale: 2 addresses
- Roach Bank Road, Bury: 2 addresses
- M66, Bury: 1 address
- M66, Heywood: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cornwall Drive, Gigg: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Little 66, Gigg: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Little 66, Gigg: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Little 66, Gigg: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Little 66, Gigg: 1 address
- Park 66, Gigg: 1 address
- M66, Heywood: 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 C (31% 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: 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
- Car Park To The North Of 129 Croft Lane, Bury, BL9 8QH: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- William Kemp Heaton Day Centre (Site B), St.Peters Road, Bury, BL9 9RP: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (900 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 5 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 37 addresses are between 88 m and 98 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 | 6.6 km |
| Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bury (Manchester Metrolink) | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Asda Pilsworth | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Village Hotel Bury, Manchester Car Park Pre Book | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blackford House Medical Centre | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bury Dental Practice | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Fairfield Gen Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Bury Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Premier Bury Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hollins Vale Local Nature Reserve 26 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,010 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,870 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Starkies Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Lamb Lodge Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Broad Oak Wood | Wood | 2.7 km north-east |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 3.2 km north |
| Ashworth Valley | Valley | 4.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 37 |
32 of the postcode's 37 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Little 66.