# BL8 9SQ: area report for a postcode in Bury

BL8 9SQ is a postcode in Bury.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bury. Open the map at BL8 9SQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) › [BL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8) › [BL8 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8-9)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **Bury, 190 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **No property in BL8 9SQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bury 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **£242,437 average price**: For the whole of Bury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at BL8 9SQ**: Road 67 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ
- **15.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bury College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-college-e130498) | Sixth form and further education | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bury Grammar Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-grammar-schools-e105373) | Independent | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Holy Trinity Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-primary-school-e146308) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-rc-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e148049) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-maries-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152448) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Bury Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-church-of-england-high-school-e148866) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holy Cross College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-college-e130499) | Sixth form and further education | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e133944) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £321,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £278,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £146,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| July 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| February 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 330 m |
| February 2026 | £177,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bury (200 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: TOWNSIDE SURGERY (70 m); RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE (70 m); PEEL GPS (70 m); KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (190 m); ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED (960 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (70 m); IQ PHARMACY (350 m); BOOTS (390 m); MEDI HOME PHARMACY (650 m); ASDA PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (130 m); DENTAL SURGERY (180 m); KNOWSLEY DENTAL PRACTICE (190 m); DENTAL SURGERY (750 m); DENTAL DEPARTMENT (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Bury (300 m, Heron); Asda Bury Marketside Superstore (590 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Bury Parkhills Road (780 m, Morrisons); Tesco Bury Superstore (850 m, Tesco); Lidl Seddons Farm Bury (870 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £242,437** (July 2026). Bury’s average house price was £242,437 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,767** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bury earned a median of £35,767 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 87th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Bury costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.0** (2025). Bury has a deprivation score of 24.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 89th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bury 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.1** (2025). Bury 011B has a deprivation score of 46.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,126th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £186,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bury 011B was £186,000 in 2025. Joint 5,340th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,862** (2021). Bury 011B had 1,862 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,110th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Bury 011B, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BL8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL8 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,713** (2021). BL8 had 36,713 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 567th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in BL8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.7%** (January 2026). In BL8, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)
- Centre: 53.5902, -2.3000

Council: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bury North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-north): Mr James Frith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.3000,53.5902,BL89SQ

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