# BL9 5HJ: area report for a postcode in Bury

BL9 5HJ 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 BL9 5HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) › [BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9) › [BL9 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9-5)

## 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=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **Bury, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **No property in BL9 5HJ 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=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bury 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **£242,437 average price**: For the whole of Bury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL9 5HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BL9 5HJ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **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=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Springside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springside-primary-school-e149050) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chesham Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesham-primary-academy-e150754) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John with St Mark CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-with-st-mark-cofe-primary-school-e133929) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152449) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Woodbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbank-primary-school-e150416) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2020 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-primary-school-e151357) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-joseph-and-st-bede-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150176) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e150835) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £182,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| December 2025 | £152,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| April 2024 | £268,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| April 2026 | £222,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOODBANK SURGERY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Walmersley (340 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Bury 295 Walmersley RD (450 m, Morrisons)

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.6** (2025). Bury 004A has a deprivation score of 34.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,307th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £192,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bury 004A was £192,000 in 2025. Joint 5,871st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,546** (2021). Bury 004A had 1,546 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,997th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Bury 004A, 99.9% 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.

## BL9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL9 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,011** (2021). BL9 had 52,011 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 173rd 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in BL9 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: 93.7%** (January 2026). In BL9, 93.7% 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: 53.6107, -2.2981

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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-2.2981,53.6107,BL95HJ

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