M26
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Radcliffe and Black Lane, in Bury and Bolton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M26 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In M26, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How M26 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M26?
M26 had 36,408 usual residents at the census.
M26 is the 580th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M26, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M26 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M26
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton 034A | 1,445 | No figure | 9 | 90.5% |
| Bolton 034B | 1,678 | No figure | 6 | 90.0% |
| Bolton 034G | 2,051 | No figure | 6 | 94.5% |
| Bury 012B | 1,278 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Bury 012D | 2,022 | No figure | 6 | 99.5% |
| Bury 014A | 1,550 | No figure | 4 | 100.0% |
| Bury 014B | 1,656 | No figure | 7 | 99.2% |
| Bury 014C | 1,477 | No figure | 6 | 97.4% |
| Bury 014D | 1,507 | No figure | 6 | 100.0% |
| Bury 014E | 1,485 | No figure | 2 | 99.9% |
| Bury 015A | 1,382 | No figure | 4 | 99.1% |
| Bury 015B | 1,425 | No figure | 3 | 91.8% |
| Bury 015C | 1,988 | No figure | 4 | 97.0% |
| Bury 015D | 1,383 | No figure | 2 | 97.3% |
| Bury 016A | 1,586 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Bury 016B | 1,511 | No figure | 1 | 97.5% |
| Bury 016C | 1,584 | No figure | 1 | 98.2% |
| Bury 016D | 2,172 | No figure | 1 | 94.6% |
| Bury 016E | 1,766 | No figure | 1 | 92.5% |
| Bury 018A | 1,501 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
| Bury 018B | 1,606 | No figure | 6 | 99.1% |
| Bury 018C | 1,756 | No figure | 2 | 97.1% |
| Bury 018D | 2,622 | No figure | 3 | 97.9% |
MPs for M26
- Christian WakefordLabourMP for Bury South71% of M26’s postcodes
- Mr James FrithLabourMP for Bury North18% of M26’s postcodes
- Yasmin QureshiLabourMP for Bolton South and Walkden11% of M26’s postcodes
- Kirith EntwistleLabourMP for Bolton North East0.1% of M26’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in M264
Postcode sectors in M265
Councils M26 covers2
Towns in M264
Postcode districts next to M267
Nearest rail stations4
More in the M postcode area2
M26 in brief
M26 is a postcode district covering Radcliffe and Black Lane, in Bury and Bolton.
About 37,447 people lived in M26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 429 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M26 was £200,000 in 2025.
M26 had 36,408 usual residents at the census.
In M26, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In M26, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.