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

BL9 5NQ 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 5NQ 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=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **Bury, 4.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **No property in BL9 5NQ 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=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bury 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **£242,437 average price**: For the whole of Bury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **No gigabit broadband at BL9 5NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BL9 5NQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **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=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Summerseat Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerseat-methodist-primary-school-e148325) | Primary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holcombe Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holcombe-brook-primary-school-e152378) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Woodhey High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodhey-high-school-e148097) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Old Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-primary-school-e151357) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Springside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springside-primary-school-e149050) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hazlehurst Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazlehurst-primary-academy-e150782) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-ramsbottom-e105326) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darul-uloom-al-arabiya-al-islamiya-e105372) | Independent | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| July 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2023 | £262,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2024 | £292,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £327,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| February 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). Bury 003B has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,117th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £337,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bury 003B was £337,500 in 2025. Joint 12,557th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,497** (2021). Bury 003B had 1,497 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,082nd least 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: 69.2%** (January 2026). In Bury 003B, 69.2% 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: 53.6286, -2.3116

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=-2.3116,53.6286,BL95NQ

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