# BL9 8RL: area report for a postcode in Bury

BL9 8RL 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 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) › [BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9) › [BL9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9-8)

## 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=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **Bury, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **No property in BL9 8RL 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=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bury 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **£242,437 average price**: For the whole of Bury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL9 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BL9 8RL**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL
- **14.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hollins Grundy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollins-grundy-primary-school-e105314) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sunny Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunny-bank-primary-school-e144593) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e105321) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e133944) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Unsworth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unsworth-academy-e143848) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brookhaven School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookhaven-school-e150236) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-and-whitefield-jewish-primary-school-e105352) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Cross College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-college-e130499) | Sixth form and further education | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £275,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £215,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| May 2025 | £460,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| November 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| April 2026 | £355,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 420 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (110 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (110 m); ASDA PHARMACY (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Bury Food Warehouse (550 m, Iceland); Asda Pilsworth Superstore (760 m, Asda); Asda Blackford Bridge Express Petrol (820 m, Asda)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.1** (2025). Bury 013B has a deprivation score of 16.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,570th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £202,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bury 013B was £202,000 in 2025. Joint 6,833rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,571** (2021). Bury 013B had 1,571 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,648th 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: 92.4%** (January 2026). In Bury 013B, 92.4% 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.

## 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: 53.5735, -2.2823

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

## Your MP

- [Bury South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south): Christian Wakeford (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=-2.2823,53.5735,BL98RL

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