BL9 9TG Bury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Unsworth. Region: North West.
Streets
- Leyland Street, Bury: 12 addresses
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: 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
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN RECREATION GROUND, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Millwood School, Fletcher Fold Road, Bury, BL9 9RX: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Bealey Industrial Estate, Hallam Street, Off Dumers Lane, Radcliffe: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- Car Park To The North Of 129 Croft Lane, Bury, BL9 8QH: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- Land at Bury Road/York Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2WH: up to 200 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 addresses are about 70 m above sea level.
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 | 5.2 km |
| Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km |
| Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Blackford Bridge | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Radcliffe Bus Station | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Thomas St Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blackford House Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bury Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Whitefield Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Premier Bury Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hollins Vale Local Nature Reserve 26 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Barlow Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 20 m |
| Allotments | Nipper Lane Allotments 1.4 ha | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary and St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary and St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km west |
| Radcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in Radcliffe | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb Lodge Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 370 m south-east |
| Starkies Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Elton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Withins Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
| Mere Clough | Valley | 3.7 km south |
| Oak Croft Hill | Hill | 4.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 12 |
10 of the postcode's 12 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 | 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 Leyland Street.