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BL9 6SY

Ramsbottom · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bury
Ward
Ramsbottom
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Postcode district
BL9
Postcode sector
BL9 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL9 6TA 489 m
BL9 5LZ 583 m
BL9 5NA 626 m
BL9 6SR 645 m
BL9 5NL 653 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL9 6SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL9
Postcode sector
BL9 6
Latitude
53.638112
Longitude
-2.293342
British National Grid easting
380,702
British National Grid northing
415,771

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bury · E08000002
Electoral ward
Ramsbottom · E05014163
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

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hoof Farm, Bury Old Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 6SY 25 September 2012 £725,000
Hoof Farm, Bury Old Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 6SY 20 September 2002 £250,000
Top O 'th' Hoof Farm, Bury Old Road, Walmersley, Bury, BL9 6SY 15 October 1999 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
3

  1. Peel Brow School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  2. Summerseat Methodist Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

  3. Rossendale School

    Other independent special school

    1.7 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
BL9 6 residents
10,339

Age bands in BL9 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

1,981 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,135 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

2,711 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,679 residents

Age 65 and over
16.6%

1,695 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL9 6 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+
62.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Gigabit-capable
37.5%
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

7

within 5 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    2.1 km

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83620

    2.6 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    3.8 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    4.1 km

  • WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    110 WALMERSLEY ROAD, BURY, BL9 6DX

    ODS code P83611

    4.3 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    4.3 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    4.7 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

  • Gollinrod

    BCT · Shuttleworth

    0.4 miles

  • Gollinrod

    BCT · Shuttleworth

    0.4 miles

  • Park Wood

    BCT · Shuttleworth

    0.4 miles

  • Bast House Road

    BCT · Shuttleworth

    0.4 miles

  • Park Wood

    BCT · Shuttleworth

    0.4 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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Peel Brow School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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