M25 9PH Bury
Live postcode, introduced December 1998. Ward: St. Mary's. 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 C (41% of about 540 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
- 51 Rainsough Brow, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9XW: up to 15 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- The Heathlands Village, Heathlands Drive, Prestwich: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Redcliffe Court, Myrtle Grove: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Riverside House, Agecroft Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 8SJ: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- 240 Moor Lane, Salford: up to 1 home, not permissioned (730 m)
- 9 Nevile Road, Salford, M7 3PS: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
- 294 - 296 Littleton Road Salford M7 3QG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 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 25 addresses are between 66 m and 71 m above sea level (67 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 | Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Prestwich (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km |
| Heaton Park (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Links View Rainsough Brow | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Federation Street | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 18.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Gabriel's Medical Centre | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sedgley Park Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Neil Larah's Dental Surgery | 480 m |
| Hospital | Prestwich Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police, Sedgley Park Training Centre | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | M&S Kersil Supermarket Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Prestwich Forest Park 195 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,760 m² | 520 m |
| Allotments | South Clough Allotments 8,310 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 204 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heaton Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.8 km north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heaton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carr Clough | Valley | 590 m west |
| Eagles Nest Wood | Wood | 740 m north |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 870 m south-west |
| Prestwich Clough | Valley | 1.0 km north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| Heaton Park Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 25 |
15 of the postcode's 25 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.