M7 3AS Bury
Live postcode, introduced July 2021. 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 A (58% of about 740 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 240 Moor Lane, Salford: up to 1 home, not permissioned (320 m)
- 51 Rainsough Brow, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9XW: up to 15 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 294 - 296 Littleton Road Salford M7 3QG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Riverside House, Agecroft Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 8SJ: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- The Heathlands Village, Heathlands Drive, Prestwich: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- 9 Nevile Road, Salford, M7 3PS: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- 9 Nevile Road, Salford, M7 3PS: up to 2 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- South of Agecroft Cemetery: up to 135 homes, not permissioned (820 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 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 39 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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 41 addresses are between 35 m and 44 m above sea level (39 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 | 2.0 km |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Kersal Vale | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Cromwell Grove | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 18.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mocha Parade Medical Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest K's Chemists | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Forest Bank (Dental Practice) | 900 m |
| Hospital | Prestwich Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police, Sedgley Park Training Centre | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S Kersil Supermarket Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Prestwich Forest Park 195 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,760 m² | 340 m |
| Allotments | Littleton Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 204 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kersal Cell, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m south. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kersal Cell | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Hill | Hill | 480 m west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 710 m south-east |
| Carr Clough | Valley | 860 m north-west |
| Eagles Nest Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Heaton Park Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 41 |
5 of the postcode's 41 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 64% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.