M26 2SU Bury
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Radcliffe East. Region: North West.
Streets
- Barlow Street, Radcliffe: 38 addresses
- Crook Street, Radcliffe: 2 addresses
- Spring Lane, Radcliffe: 2 addresses
- Haworth Street, Radcliffe: 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 A (81% of about 950 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
- Works off East Street, Radcliffe: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- 7-9 Bury Road, Radcliffe: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Council Offices, 7 Whittaker Street, Radcliffe, M26 9TD: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- East Lancs Paper site, Land between Cockclod Street/Cunliffe Street, Radcliffe Manchester, M26 9PG: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- 6 School Street & 99 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 0AP: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Site of former Radcliffe Leisure Centre, Green Street, Radcliffe, M26 3ED: up to 130 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Former Whittaker House (remaining area), Whittaker Street, Radcliffe, M26 2TD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Station House, Bury Road, Radcliffe: up to 44 homes, permissioned (430 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 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.
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 | Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) | 130 m |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Radcliffe Metrolink Stop | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Radcliffe Bus Station | 470 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Thomas St Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 23.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Radcliffe Medical Practice | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Radcliffe Primary Care Centre | 180 m |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Radcliffe Police Station | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Festival Gardens 5,980 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Coronation Park 3.5 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,720 m² | 580 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 320 m² | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 8.5 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Barlow Street.