Ferngrove Bury
132 addresses across 10 postcodes (BL9), about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 5100791.
- Sales: 21 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £152,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 118 homes have an energy certificate (A: 8, B: 82, C: 11, D: 16, E: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Castleton (Manchester), about 6.5 km (4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hoyles Park, is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 106 to 153 m above sea level.
- Noise: 130 of its 132 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Huntley Mount Medical Centre, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 2,040 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 36% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £135,000 | £130,000 | £140,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £127,000 | £127,000 | £127,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £81,000 | £81,000 | £81,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £79,950 | £79,950 | £79,950 |
| 2013 | 1 | £41,000 | £41,000 | £41,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £68,500 | £68,500 | £68,500 |
| 2007 | 4 | £49,610 | £41,140 | £80,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £75,498 | £63,000 | £87,995 |
| 2005 | 1 | £73,000 | £73,000 | £73,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £30,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2024 | 162 BL9 6JW | Semi-detached | £152,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2023 | 155 BL9 6JN | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2023 | 85 BL9 6JY | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 176 BL9 6JW | Semi-detached | £125,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 162 BL9 6JW | Semi-detached | £127,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2020 | 175 BL9 6JN | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2018 | 176 BL9 6JW | Semi-detached | £81,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2015 | 169 BL9 6JN | Semi-detached | £79,950 | |
| 13 Sep 2013 | 90 BL9 6JX | Semi-detached | £41,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2010 | 155 BL9 6JN | Semi-detached | £68,500 | |
| 15 Jun 2007 | 176 BL9 6JW | Semi-detached | £44,220 | New build. |
| 12 Jun 2007 | 175 BL9 6JN | Semi-detached | £55,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2007 | 82 BL9 6JX | Semi-detached | £41,140 | |
| 22 Feb 2007 | 169 BL9 6JN | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2006 | 110 BL9 6JW | Semi-detached | £87,995 | |
| 11 Aug 2006 | 166 BL9 6JW | Terraced | £63,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2005 | 112 BL9 6JW | Semi-detached | £73,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2003 | 85 BL9 6JY | Semi-detached | £30,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2002 | 87 BL9 6JY | Semi-detached | £23,950 | |
| 2 Dec 1999 | 85 BL9 6JY | Semi-detached | £28,000 | |
| 9 Dec 1997 | 85 BL9 6JY | Semi-detached | £12,000 |
Energy performance certificates
118 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (97); House, mid-terrace (11); House, end-terrace (9). Built: 1930-1949 (101); 2007 onwards (6); 1950-1966 (6). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (94); owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (20 addresses)
- 1 Gorsey Brow Court Yard, Ferngrove
- 2 Gorsey Brow Court Yard, Ferngrove
- 3 Gorsey Brow Court Yard, Ferngrove
- 4 Gorsey Brow Court Yard, Ferngrove
- 82, Ferngrove
- 85, Ferngrove
- 93, Ferngrove
- 110, Ferngrove
- 114, Ferngrove
- 139 Ferngrove
- 159, Ferngrove
- 166, Ferngrove
- 175, Ferngrove
- 176, Ferngrove
- 181, Ferngrove
- 183, Ferngrove
- Gorsey Brow Barn, Ferngrove
- Gorsey Brow Cottage, Ferngrove
- Gorsey Brow Dairy, Ferngrove
- Gorsey Brow Stable, Ferngrove
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 A (80% of about 2,100 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)
- Site of Hartshead Works, Deal Street, Bury, BL9 7PU: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Fairfield Service Station, Rochdale Old Road, Bury: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Former CPU Kitchens, Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 12 November 2026 to 16 November 2026: IX WIRELESS LIMITED, Statutory Infrastructure Works, multi-way signals, on the footway, verge (minor works)
- 3 December 2026 to 4 December 2026: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, Works for road purposes, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 30 September 2026 to 2 October 2026: IX WIRELESS LIMITED, Statutory Infrastructure Works, multi-way signals, on the footway, verge (minor works)
- 8 September 2026 to 14 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL9 6JW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BL9 6JN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 6JY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 6AT | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 6JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 6JX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 7LS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 6JP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 7LE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL9 7LR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 132 addresses are between 106 m and 153 m above sea level (125 m on average); the ground rises about 47 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL9 6AT | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BL9 6JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL9 6JN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL9 6JP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL9 6JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL9 6JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL9 6JY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL9 7LE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL9 7LR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL9 7LS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Castleton (Manchester) 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Rochdale 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Mills Hill (Manchester) 304,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingfisher Drive Fern Grove | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Village Hotel Bury, Manchester Car Park Pre Book | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 28.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Huntley Mount Medical Centre | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Huntley Mount Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 1 -5 Parsonage Street | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Fairfield Gen Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bury Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hoyles Park 5.9 ha | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Clarence Park 23 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,870 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,720 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lower Chesham, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Chesham | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| The Lido | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Broad Oak Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Smethurst Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Tack Lee Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Ashworth Valley | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 39 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 51 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 132 |
130 of the street's 132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 340 m | Report card (Jul 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; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hoyle Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fairfield Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| East Ward Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 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 |
| Chesham Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Inadequate (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hazel Wood High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John with St Mark CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Heap Bridge Village Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnival Ices BL9 6UG | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2023 |
| Chaffinch House BL9 6JU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2023 |
| Best-One Fazeel Trading Ltd BL9 6JZ | Retailers - other | 280 m | 4 Good | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Chesham Fold TRA /Community Centre BL9 6JZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Lotus Garden Chinese Takeaway BL9 6JZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Hoyle Nursery School BL9 6HR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| St.Pauls C.E. Primary School BL9 6LJ | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 3 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: IX WIRELESS LIMITED: Statutory Infrastructure Works, 12 November 2026 to 16 November 2026 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BL9 6JW: 55 addresses
- BL9 6JN: 38 addresses
- BL9 6JY: 13 addresses
- BL9 6AT: 10 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- BL9 6JL: 5 addresses
- BL9 6JX: 5 addresses
- BL9 7LS: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- BL9 6JP: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
- BL9 7LE: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
- BL9 7LR: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Goldfinch Drive · Plover Drive · Wren Drive · Kingfisher Drive · Bullfinch Drive · Thrush Drive · Swallow Drive · Chaffinch Drive · Linnet Drive · Huntley Court · Dove Drive · Kestrel Drive
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.