Pound Road Bury, Huntingdonshire
27 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE26), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 17800644.
- Sales: 30 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £280,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 5, E: 4, G: 1).
- 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 B; Band D in Huntingdonshire costs £2,556 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whittlesea, about 12.7 km (7.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Fairmead Park, is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 14 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ramsey Health Centre, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £205,000 | £175,000 | £235,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £163,000 | £160,000 | £166,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £138,000 | £138,000 | £138,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | £130,000 | £120,000 | £152,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £172,500 | £160,000 | £185,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £139,248 | £136,500 | £141,995 |
| 2002 | 2 | £117,000 | £91,000 | £143,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2026 | 6 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £202,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Jan 2025 | 16 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2021 | 2 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2017 | 15 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 22 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 15 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2015 | 3 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £166,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2015 | 4 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2014 | 3 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 31 May 2013 | 9 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2012 | 2 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2008 | 5 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2008 | 20 PE26 2LB | Detached | £152,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2008 | 20 PE26 2LB | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 22 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2007 | 21 PE26 2LB | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2005 | 5 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £136,500 | |
| 17 Mar 2005 | 4 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £141,995 | |
| 13 Sep 2002 | 19 PE26 2LB | Detached | £143,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2002 | 20 PE26 2LB | Detached | £91,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2001 | 21 PE26 2LB | Detached | £98,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2001 | 11 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £73,500 | |
| 30 Nov 1999 | 4 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £64,500 | |
| 16 Aug 1999 | 3 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 18 Sep 1998 | 3 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £57,995 | |
| 5 Dec 1997 | 11 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £56,500 | |
| 19 Feb 1997 | 19 PE26 2LB | Detached | £60,000 | |
| 6 Aug 1996 | 19 PE26 2LB | Detached | £44,000 | |
| 6 Oct 1995 | 17 PE26 2LB | Detached | £62,000 | |
| 7 Jul 1995 | 5 PE26 2LB | Semi-detached | £46,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (7); 1950-1966 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Huntingdonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,556 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,704 | £1,988 | £2,272 | £2,556 | £3,124 | £3,693 | £4,261 | £5,113 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (30% of about 940 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 14 September 2026 to 15 September 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 14 September 2026 to 22 September 2026: CAMBRIDGE WATER COMPANY, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE26 2LB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| PE26 2LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 8 m and 14 m above sea level (10 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE26 2LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE26 2LB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Huntingdon 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Redebourne Close Bury | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 64.7 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ramsey Health Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Ramsey Pharmacy (Great Whyte) | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ramsey Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Papworth Hospital | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) |
| Police station | Chatteris Police Station | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Fairmead Park 4,140 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Cross, a listed building (Grade I), 620 m (0.4 miles) east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Holy Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Booths Hill, Ramsey Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Ramsey Abbey (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jack's Corner Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Rolts Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Charters Spinney | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Cockcraft's Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Wistow Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| The Weir | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is 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 | 26 | 27 |
1 of the street's 27 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 Huntingdonshire: see them on the Huntingdonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 360 m | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ramsey Spinning Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Upwood Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ramsey Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Abbey College, Ramsey | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Buryfield (11); On or near Brookfield Way (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Nearby streets
High Meadow · Buryfield · Cheveril Lane · Tunkers Lane · Owls End · Sunfield Road · Rays Close · Woodfield Avenue · Ringwood Close · Rays Close · Brookfield Way · Upwood Road
All the streets in PE26 and across Huntingdonshire.
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.