Back Devon Street North Bury
1 address across 1 postcode (BL9), about 130 m long, classed as a secondary access road. USRN 5102575.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Bury costs £2,555 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kearsley (Manchester), about 6.9 km (4.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Springs Community Green, is about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 83 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Knowsley Medical Centre, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 480 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band A (74% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Knowsley Street (Q-Park airspace), Bury: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Humphrey House, Angouleme Way, Bury, BL9 6EQ: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Belle Vue Terrace Car Park: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- 2 Cook Street, Bury, BL9 0RP: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Millgate Shopping Centre, Bury: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Victoria Buildings, 9-13 Silver Street, Bury, BL9 0EU: up to 12 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- William Kemp Heaton Day Centre (Site B), St.Peters Road, Bury, BL9 9RP: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Castle Leisure Centre, Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0EZ: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 street's address is about 83 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL9 9BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bury (Manchester Metrolink) | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brierley Street Fishpool | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Q-Park Knowsley Place | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 26.2 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Knowsley Medical Centre | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fishpool Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Knowsley Dental Practice | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Premier Bury Cashzone | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springs Community Green 9,770 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manchester Road Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,870 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m (0.5 miles) north. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Starkies Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Deardens Lodge | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Elton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Woodhill Brook | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bury: see them on the Bury page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 180 m | No published inspection |
| Holy Cross College Roman Catholic | 16 plus | 16–99 | 190 m | No published inspection |
| Bury Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bury College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Trinity Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Derby High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hazel Wood High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| East Ward Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred House Residential Care Home BL9 9BW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 30 m | 5 Very good | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Trust House BL9 9AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Luna di Miele BL9 9AU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Home Run BL9 9AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 4 Good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Fishpool News Ltd BL9 9AX | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2022 |
| Holy Cross College BL9 9BB | School/college/university | 190 m | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Caspian Pizza Bury BL9 9AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Parkhills Star BL9 9AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Cake Box BL9 9AX | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Morrisons Daily BL9 9AX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 210 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2025 |
| C Isherwood Wholesale Grocers BL9 9HN | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2025 |
| St Lukes Primary School BL9 9JQ | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jan 2025 |
| Bambinos Private Day Nursery BL9 9BD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Go Local BL9 9JN | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2019 |
| Middle East grill BL9 9JN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 15 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Grosvenor Street (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BL9 9BG: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Back Nelson Street North · Back Horne Street North · Back Parkhills Road South · Nelson Street · Back Parkhills Road North · Brierley Street · Walker Street · Grosvenor Street · Sultan Street · Back Devon Street South · Devon Street · Horne Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.