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BL9

UK postcode district

Part of Bury

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,796
Current units
1,333
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
15

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
463

Postcode sectors in BL9

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
25,741 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Greywood Avenue, Bury, BL9 7QY 24 July 2026 £181,000
3, Apollo Avenue, Bury, BL9 8HG 20 July 2026 £300,000
146, Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7PS 16 July 2026 £217,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
30
Primary
18
Secondary
5

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
15
Months covered
9
Latest month
May 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2
  • Robbery 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BL9 usual residents
52,307
Age-profile population
52,296

Age bands in BL9

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
19.7%
10,277 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.5%
6,011 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.6%
13,893 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.7%
13,415 residents
Age 65 and over
16.6%
8,700 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,305 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 1,237 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 1,099 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 1 postcode unit had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

in this district

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

  • PEEL GPS

    TOWNSIDE PCC, KNOWSLEY PLACE, KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0SN

    ODS code P83021

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TOWNSIDE PCC - KNOWSLEY PL, KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0SN

    ODS code P83015

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

    TOWNSIDE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, KNOWSLEY PLACE, BURY, BL9 0SN

    ODS code P83005

  • UNSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR LANE, UNSWORTH, BURY, BL9 8JR

    ODS code P83011

  • WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    110 WALMERSLEY ROAD, BURY, BL9 6DX

    ODS code P83611

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £189,950 from 3,813 recorded sales in BL9. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bury is £238,446 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 9 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.