BL9 5LZ

Ramsbottom · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bury
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Postcode district
BL9
Postcode sector
BL9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL9 5LY 306 m
BL9 6SR 308 m
BL9 5NR 335 m
BL9 5NA 337 m
BL9 5NB 478 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL9 5LZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL9
Postcode sector
BL9 5
Latitude
53.633393
Longitude
-2.297166
British National Grid easting
380,447
British National Grid northing
415,247

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bury · E08000002
Parish or community
E43000156
Westminster constituency
Bury North · E14001144
Output area
E00025381
Lower layer super output area
Bury 003B · E01005022
Middle layer super output area
Bury 003 · E02001021

Postcode source versions

Explore BL9

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bast House Farm, The Farmhouse, Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5LZ 16 May 2025 £950,000
Bast House Farm, The Dutch Barn, Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5LZ 20 September 2024 £590,000
Bast House Cottage, Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 5LZ 6 September 2024 £635,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
42
Primary
30
Secondary
5
  1. Summerseat Methodist Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  2. Peel Brow School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Springside Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
BL9 5 residents
6,630

Age bands in BL9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,249 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

659 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

1,525 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,670 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,191 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A GARDEN CITY, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9TN

    ODS code P83620

    2.2 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    2.3 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    3.2 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    3.6 km

  • WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    110 WALMERSLEY ROAD, BURY, BL9 6DX

    ODS code P83611

    3.8 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    3.9 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    4.3 km

  • PEEL GPS

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

    ODS code P83021

    4.8 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83015

    4.8 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P83005

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bass Lane

    BCT · Walmersley

    0.2 miles
  • Bast House Road

    BCT · Shuttleworth

    0.2 miles
  • Bass Lane

    BCT · Walmersley

    0.2 miles
  • Gollinrod

    BCT · Shuttleworth

    0.3 miles
  • Gollinrod

    BCT · Shuttleworth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 003B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,565 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £692,500 from 4 recorded sales in BL9 5LZ. 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Summerseat Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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