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

BL8 9UY 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 9UY 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=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **Bury, 880 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **No property in BL8 9UY 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=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bury 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **£242,437 average price**: For the whole of Bury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **94% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **Low road and rail noise at BL8 9UY**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY
- **17.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-rc-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e148049) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bury Grammar Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-grammar-schools-e105373) | Independent | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Mill School - Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-school-bury-e147349) | Special | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Forestwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forestwood-school-e142675) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guardian-angels-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152447) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 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 | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Elton Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elton-community-primary-school-e141167) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bury College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-college-e130498) | Sixth form and further education | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| December 2024 | £420,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| July 2025 | £142,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2026 | £137,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| July 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| March 2026 | £174,950 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| September 2025 | £186,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bury (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m); TOWNSIDE SURGERY (780 m); RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE (780 m); PEEL GPS (780 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (780 m); BOOTS (970 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (990 m); BOOTS (990 m); IQ PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: EYE AND DENTAL CLINIC (570 m); DENTAL SURGERY (630 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m); KNOWSLEY DENTAL PRACTICE (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Seddons Farm Bury (160 m, Lidl); Aldi Tottington Bury (360 m, Aldi); Morrisons Daily Bury 131 Ainsworth Road (500 m, Morrisons); Tesco Bury Esso Express (660 m, Tesco); Spar - Euro Garage Brandlesholme (900 m, Spar)

## 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.3** (2025). Bury 009B has a deprivation score of 43.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,732nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bury 009B was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 3,419th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,871** (2021). Bury 009B had 1,871 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,887th 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Bury 009B, 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.

## 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: 53.5926, -2.3102

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=-2.3102,53.5926,BL89UY

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