BL9 9SU Bury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Unsworth. Region: North West.
Streets
- Manchester Road, Bury: 33 addresses
- Crossfield Street, 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 C (38% 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
- Former Millwood School, Fletcher Fold Road, Bury, BL9 9RX: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Car Park To The North Of 129 Croft Lane, Bury, BL9 8QH: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Land at Bury Road/York Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2WH: up to 200 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Bealey Industrial Estate, Hallam Street, Off Dumers Lane, Radcliffe: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
- William Kemp Heaton Day Centre (Site B), St.Peters Road, Bury, BL9 9RP: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
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 | Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km |
| Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Nuttall Square Blackford Bridge | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Knowsley Place | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blackford House Medical Centre | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bury Dental Practice | 760 m |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Whitefield Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | Premier Bury Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hollins Vale Local Nature Reserve 26 ha | 890 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Barlow Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Nipper Lane Allotments 1.4 ha | 1.4 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Manchester Road.