# M45

Postcode district covering Whitefield, Lily Hill and Besses o' th' Barn, in Bury.

M45 is a postcode district covering Whitefield, Lily Hill and Besses o' th' Barn, in Bury. Median sale price £273,000 in 2025. About 24,353 people.

Postcode district. Code M45. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)

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 M45 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M45) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 75% of people in M45 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=M45) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 293 homes were sold in M45 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M45) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M45 had 23,855 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M45) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bury, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is M45.

## How M45 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | M45 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £273,000 | 10th most expensive | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 23,855 | 18th least populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 75% | 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.9% | 7th highest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M45?

M45 had 23,855 usual residents at the census.
M45 is the 1,237th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M45, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M45 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in M45

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bury 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004984) | 1,392 | – | 9 | 96.9% |
| [Bury 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004985) | 1,462 | – | 10 | 95.6% |
| [Bury 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004989) | 1,421 | – | 9 | 90.3% |
| [Bury 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005007) | 1,509 | – | 6 | 95.0% |
| [Bury 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005011) | 1,431 | – | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Bury 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004983) | 1,355 | – | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Bury 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004986) | 1,627 | – | 4 | 93.8% |
| [Bury 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004987) | 1,310 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004988) | 1,387 | – | 5 | 96.3% |
| [Bury 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004941) | 1,869 | – | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Bury 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004942) | 1,700 | – | 1 | 97.6% |
| [Bury 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004943) | 1,837 | – | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004944) | 1,517 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004946) | 1,679 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004971) | 1,480 | – | 9 | 99.6% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in M45

[Besses](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/besses), [Whitefield East](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/whitefield-east), [Whitefield West & Park Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/whitefield-west-and-park-lane)

## Postcode sectors in M45

[M45 0 (22 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45-0), [M45 6 (134 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45-6), [M45 7 (267 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45-7), [M45 8 (223 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45-8)

## Council

[Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

## Towns in M45

[Radcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radcliffe), [Whitefield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitefield)

## Postcode districts next to M45

[BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9), [M25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m25), [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26), [M27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m27)

## Nearest rail stations

[Whitefield (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2951,53.5512), [Besses o'th'Barn (1000 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2861,53.5420), [Prestwich (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2818,53.5333), [Radcliffe (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3210,53.5624)

## More in the M postcode area

[All M postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## M45 in brief

M45 is a postcode district covering Whitefield, Lily Hill and Besses o' th' Barn, in Bury.
About 24,353 people lived in M45 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £273,000 in 2025 across 293 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M45 was £273,000 in 2025.
M45 had 23,855 usual residents at the census.
About 75% of people in M45 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M45, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M45
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Bury South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south)
- Council: [Bury †](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)
- Area: 10.01 km²
- People, mid-2024: 24,353*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 77

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[M25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m25), [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26), [BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9), [M27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m27)

## Latest updates for M45

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/M45

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m45