M26 4PD Bury
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Radcliffe North & Ainsworth. 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 A (60% of about 620 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
- Land opposite 9 to 21 Unsworth Street, Radcliffe: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Water Street / Hollybank Street, Radcliffe: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Former Radcliffe High School, School Street, Radcliffe: up to 89 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Former Whittaker House (remaining area), Whittaker Street, Radcliffe, M26 2TD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Council Offices, 7 Whittaker Street, Radcliffe, M26 9TD: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 6 School Street & 99 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 0AP: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Site of former Radcliffe Leisure Centre, Green Street, Radcliffe, M26 3ED: up to 130 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- South of Railway Street / North of Dale Street, Radcliffe: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 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 12 addresses are between 84 m and 85 m above sea level (84 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 | Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Moses Gate 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Belgrave Street Black Lane | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Radcliffe Bus Station | 910 m |
| Car parks | Thomas St Car Park | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 940 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Radcliffe Medical Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jt Smith & Son | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Radcliffe Dental Practice | 100 m |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Radcliffe Police Station | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Ainsworth Road | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,850 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Old Race Course 2.7 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Radcliffe War Memorial, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south-east |
| Radcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in Radcliffe | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Farm Lodge Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Withins Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Dingle Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Starling Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Cinder Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-west |
| Coppice Clough | Valley | 4.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the postcode's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.