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Black Lane

Middle area

South west Bury. 7,807 people in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Black Lane’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£190,000
1,246th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,675
4,108th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Black Lane compares

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Median sale price26 middle areas, Bury · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bury26 areas from £145,000 to £365,000. The middle area is £255,000. Black Lane is £190,000.
£190,0005th lowest
Population26 middle areas, Bury · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bury26 areas from 5,679 to 11,350. The middle area is 7,409. Black Lane is 7,675.
7,67511th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 middle areas, Bury · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bury26 areas from 79.8% to 99.4%. The middle area is 96.2%. Black Lane is 99.3%.
99.3%joint 3rd highest
Claimant rate26 middle areas, Bury · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bury26 areas from 1.6% to 8.6%. The middle area is 3.7%. Black Lane is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 12th lowest

Figures for the whole of Bury

These figures are published for the whole of Bury, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bury and not Black Lane alone. See Bury

Average house price
£242,437
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,767
87th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.0
89th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Black Lane in brief

The median price paid for a home in Black Lane was £190,000 in 2025.

Black Lane had 7,675 usual residents at the census.

In Black Lane, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Black Lane, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.