Lepp Crescent Bury
59 addresses across 1 postcode (BL8), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5101292.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £192,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 46 homes have an energy certificate (C: 21, D: 23, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bromley Cross (Lancs), about 6.4 km (4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 240 m away, and Burrs Country Park (27 hectares) is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 113 to 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodbank Surgery, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 32% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £192,500 | £170,000 | £215,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £91,500 | £91,500 | £91,500 |
| 2018 | 2 | £80,750 | £79,000 | £82,500 |
| 2007 | 2 | £84,475 | £83,950 | £85,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £74,500 | £66,000 | £83,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £78,000 | £78,000 | £78,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2024 | 12 BL8 1HX | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2024 | 19 BL8 1HX | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 58 BL8 1HX | Terraced | £110,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jul 2023 | 54 BL8 1HX | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2022 | 1 BL8 1HX | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 10 BL8 1HX | Terraced | £91,500 | |
| 14 Nov 2018 | 1 BL8 1HX | Semi-detached | £82,500 | |
| 2 Feb 2018 | 4 BL8 1HX | Terraced | £79,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2016 | 54 BL8 1HX | Terraced | £87,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 May 2007 | 2 BL8 1HX | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2007 | 37 BL8 1HX | Semi-detached | £83,950 | |
| 20 Oct 2006 | 19 BL8 1HX | Semi-detached | £83,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2006 | 8 BL8 1HX | Terraced | £66,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 49 BL8 1HX | Semi-detached | £78,000 |
Energy performance certificates
46 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 62 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (22); Flat (11); House, end-terrace (8). Built: 1930-1949 (21); 1950-1966 (16); 1900-1929 (9). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (33); owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
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 (49% of about 790 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)
- Brandlesholme Pub, Brandlesholme Road, Bury: up to 10 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Garside Garage including Scrap Yard & Stables, Garside Hey Road, Tottington: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 2 November 2026 to 20 November 2026: BURY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 18 August 2026 to 31 August 2026: BURY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 59 addresses are between 113 m and 115 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL8 1HX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holme Avenue Brandlesholme | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park Knowsley Place | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 28.9 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodbank Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manor Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Bury Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Limefield Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,710 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Burrs Country Park 27 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,450 m² | 100 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,750 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Promontory fort called Castlesteads on the east bank of the Irwell 550m SSE of Banks Farm, a scheduled monument, 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Promontory fort called Castlesteads on the east bank of the Irwell 550m SSE of Banks Farm | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Brandlesholme Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-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-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Woodhill Brook | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| The Lido | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Sunny Clough | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Gollinrod Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Snape Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 59 | 59 |
None of the street's 59 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| Woodbank Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Old Hall Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Elton Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Elton High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St John with St Mark CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Springside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Tottington High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tottington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chesham Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Inadequate (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandlesholme Chippy BL8 1HS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jul 2025 |
| Ernills BL8 1HS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Tesco Express BL8 1HS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 50 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2025 |
| MACE BL8 1HS | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2023 |
| LA Pizza BL8 1HS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Swirl BL8 1HS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Brandles BL8 1JA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School BL8 1JQ | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Little Holcombe Nursery BL8 1JD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2026 |
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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 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 | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- BL8 1HX: 59 addresses of 60 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Whitehead Crescent · Hayling Close · Salthouse Close · Burrs Close · Brandlesholme Road · Whitburn Drive · Dukes Rise · Jesmond Drive · Thornham Close · Dunsters Avenue · Holme Avenue · Boulden 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.