Castle Road Bury
45 addresses across 6 postcodes (BL9), about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 5100399.
- Sales: 24 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £377,500 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Bury cost £243,107 in August 2026 (+2.8% on a year); private rents averaged £970 a month.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 10, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 42 times (96 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the M66, carries 94,203 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Bury costs £2,555 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Clifton (Manchester), about 6.1 km (3.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hollins Vale Local Nature Reserve, is about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 80 to 102 m above sea level.
- Noise: 40 of its 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Unsworth Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 690 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £377,500 | £377,500 | £377,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £216,500 | £150,000 | £283,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £190,750 | £155,000 | £226,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £149,000 | £149,000 | £149,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £147,500 | £147,500 | £147,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £88,000 | £88,000 | £88,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £197,500 | £197,500 | £197,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2025 | 7 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £377,500 | |
| 18 Aug 2023 | 24 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2021 | 16 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jun 2021 | 1 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £283,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2018 | 1 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £226,500 | |
| 16 Mar 2018 | 3 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2017 | 7 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 20 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £149,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jun 2015 | 14 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Nov 2014 | 18 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £147,500 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Oct 2013 | 14 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £88,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Apr 2010 | 22 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Oct 2009 | 11 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £197,500 | |
| 20 Nov 2006 | 18 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Aug 2004 | 12 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £122,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Dec 2002 | 34 BL9 8JL | Detached | £279,500 | New build. |
| 6 Jun 2002 | 32 BL9 8JL | Detached | £164,950 | New build. |
| 13 Oct 2000 | 11 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £86,000 | |
| 1 Jun 1999 | 11 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £77,950 | |
| 14 May 1999 | 5 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £56,500 | |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 18 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £48,490 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Oct 1998 | 12 BL9 8JL | Terraced | £25,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Oct 1997 | 11 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £53,000 | |
| 20 Dec 1995 | 7 BL9 8JL | Semi-detached | £62,500 |
House prices and rents in Bury
A typical home in Bury cost £243,107 in August 2026, 2.8% more than a year before. That is 21% more than five years earlier and 72% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £414,043 |
| Semi-detached | £271,010 |
| Terraced | £202,870 |
| Flat or maisonette | £134,929 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £214,424 |
Private renters in Bury paid £970 a month on average in September 2026, 0.7% more than a year before. That is 45% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £686 |
| Two bedrooms | £889 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,066 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,559 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 110 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (7); House, detached (4); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1900-1929 (6); before 1900 (5); 1930-1949 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 addresses)
- 1 Pilsworth Cottages
- 1, Castle Road
- 3 Castle Road
- 3 Pilsworth Cottages, Castle Road
- 7, Castle Road
- 12, Castle Road
- 14, Castle Road
- 16 Castle Road
- 18, Castle Road
- 20, Castle Road
- 22, Castle Road
- 24, Castle Road
- 28, Castle Road
- 34, Castle Road
- 36 CASTLE ROAD
- Castlebrook House, Castle Road
- Castlebrook Stables, Castlebrook Farm, Castle Road
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 12,027 kWh of it on average in 2024, 5% more than the district's 11,419 kWh, and 2,641 kWh of electricity, 15% less than the district's 3,095 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL9 8JL | 19 | 2,180 kWh | 20 | 12,205 kWh |
| BL9 8JQ | 23 | 2,853 kWh | 24 | 8,433 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is BL9.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (25% of about 1,420 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: yes, Bury.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Rear of Unsworth Methodist Church, Hollins Lane, Bury: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilsworth Landfill Site | Liquid Air Energy Storage | 5 MW | Operational Jun 2018 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pilsworth Quarry Landfill Scheme | Landfill Gas | 4.1 MW | Operational Oct 1998 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 17 August 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL9 8JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| BL9 8QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 8QW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BL9 8GD | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BL9 8QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 8JQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 42 times, for 96 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Parr Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parr Brook Cso United Utilities | Parr Brook | 42 | 96 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
6 of the street's 6 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 45 addresses are between 80 m and 102 m above sea level (96 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL9 8GD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BL9 8JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL9 8JQ | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| BL9 8QR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BL9 8QT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BL9 8QW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Castleton (Manchester) 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sykes Avenue Hollins | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | Village Hotel Bury, Manchester Car Park Pre Book | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unsworth Medical Centre Good Jan 2019 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parr Lane (Dental Surgery) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Fairfield Gen Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Care homes | Cambeck Close Good Dec 2023 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Whitefield Police Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hollins Vale Local Nature Reserve 26 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.1 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,770 m² | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb Lodge Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Starkies Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Hazlitt Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Heaton Park Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Oak Croft Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south |
| Mere Clough | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 45 |
40 of the street's 45 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsworth Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hollins Grundy Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Mersey Drive Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sunny Bank Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Unsworth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.2 km (0.7 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Tree Jewish Nursery BL9 8JT | Full day care | 18 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Afc Social Opps BL9 8EB | Out-of-school day care | 13 | Not inspected yet | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 81 childminders and 7 home childcarers (nannies) in Bury. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian. 100% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2021 03:00 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the M66 between M62 and 3, with 94,203 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 120 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M66 | M62 to 3 | 94,203 counted 2025 | 6% | -1% since 2015 | 120 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 7 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 8JL: 20 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- BL9 8QR: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- BL9 8QW: 9 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- BL9 8GD: 3 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- BL9 8QT: 3 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- BL9 8JQ: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
M66 · M66 · Castle Road · Castle Road · Moss Hall Road · Plantation Grove
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.