# M45 8HX: area report for a postcode in Bury

M45 8HX 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 M45 8HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) › [M45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45) › [M45 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45-8)

## 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=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **Besses o'th'Barn, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **No property in M45 8HX 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=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bury 021E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **£242,437 average price**: For the whole of Bury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M45 8HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M45 8HX**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX
- **19.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Margaret's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-church-of-england-primary-school-e105323) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149679) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parrenthorn High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parrenthorn-high-school-e151969) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ribble Drive Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribble-drive-community-primary-school-e150488) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mersey Drive Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mersey-drive-community-primary-school-e105299) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitefield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefield-community-primary-school-e150487) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Unsworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unsworth-primary-school-e146932) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heaton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heaton-park-primary-school-e150484) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| May 2024 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2024 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2023 | £192,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £322,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2024 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WHITEFIELD PHARMACY (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Whitefield (380 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 021E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.6** (2025). Bury 021E has a deprivation score of 52.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,924th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,679** (2021). Bury 021E had 1,679 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,408th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Bury 021E, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.2%** (August 2026). In Bury 021E, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## M45 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £273,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M45 was £273,000 in 2025. Joint 934th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,855** (2021). M45 had 23,855 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,237th 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: 75%** (2022). About 75% of people in M45 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In M45, 97.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)
- Centre: 53.5491, -2.2718

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=-2.2718,53.5491,M458HX

## How to cite

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