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BL9 8LN

Unsworth · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Unsworth
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury South
Postcode district
BL9
Postcode sector
BL9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL9 8LX 58 m
BL9 8LU 72 m
BL9 8PL 72 m
BL9 8LW 77 m
BL9 8LY 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL9 8LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL9
Postcode sector
BL9 8
Latitude
53.556764
Longitude
-2.279962
British National Grid easting
381,551
British National Grid northing
406,717

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bury · E08000002
Electoral ward
Unsworth · E05014168
Parish or community
E43000156
Westminster constituency
Bury South · E14001145
Output area
E00025574
Lower layer super output area
Bury 017C · E01005056
Middle layer super output area
Bury 017 · E02001035

Postcode source versions

Explore BL9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
54
Secondary
15

  1. Unsworth Primary School

    Academy converter

    107 m

  2. Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    496 m

  3. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand

    Voluntary controlled school

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL9 8 residents
8,821

Age bands in BL9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,385 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

915 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

1,923 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,554 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

2,133 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.

GP practices

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • UNSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR LANE, UNSWORTH, BURY, BL9 8JR

    ODS code P83011

    630 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    GREEN LANE, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 7FD

    ODS code P83608

    1.1 km

  • THE UPLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BURY NEW ROAD, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 8GH

    ODS code P83004

    1.4 km

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

    2.0 km

  • THE BIRCHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 POLEFIELD ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 2GN

    ODS code P83609

    2.1 km

  • GREYLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    468 BURY OLD ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 1NL

    ODS code P83027

    2.1 km

  • FAIRFAX GROUP PRACTICE

    PRESTWICH HEALTH CENTRE, FAIRFAX ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 1BT

    ODS code P83001

    2.6 km

  • LONGFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PRESTWICH HEALTH CENTRE, FAIRFAX ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 1BT

    ODS code P83623

    2.6 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    2.6 km

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83007

    2.9 km

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

    RADCLIFFE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83603

    2.9 km

  • WHITTAKER LANE MED CENTRE

    DAISY BANK, WHITTAKER LANE, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 1EX

    ODS code P83605

    3.2 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    3.8 km

  • PEEL GPS

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

    ODS code P83021

    3.9 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83015

    3.9 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P83005

    3.9 km

  • ST GABRIEL'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 BISHOPS ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 0HT

    ODS code P83025

    4.1 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

    133 BOWNESS ROAD, MIDDLETON, LANGLEY, MANCHESTER, M24 4EN

    ODS code P86606

    4.2 km

  • HEYWOOD HEALTH

    ARGYLE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, 141 ARGYLE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 3SD

    ODS code P86016

    4.3 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Montgomery Drive

    BCT · Hillock

    0.0 miles

  • Montgomery Drive

    BCT · Hillock

    0.1 miles

  • Randale Drive

    BCT · Hillock

    0.1 miles

  • Kennedy Drive

    BCT · Unsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Kennedy Drive

    BCT · Unsworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 017C, 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

25,369 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

96 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 15 secondary schools. Unsworth Primary School is the nearest published school at 107 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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