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BL9 8RG

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 8QZ 322 m
BL9 8RS 427 m
BL9 8RN 557 m
BL9 8RZ 572 m
BL9 8RD 675 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL9 8RG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2004
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL9
Postcode sector
BL9 8
Latitude
53.579111
Longitude
-2.267287
British National Grid easting
382,400
British National Grid northing
409,200

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
E00025586
Lower layer super output area
Bury 013B · E01005054
Middle layer super output area
Bury 013 · E02001031

Postcode source versions

Explore BL9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
53
Secondary
14

  1. Heap Bridge Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. Hollins Grundy Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  3. Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4

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

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

    1.2 km

  • HEYWOOD HEALTH

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

    ODS code P86016

    2.1 km

  • UNSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR LANE, UNSWORTH, BURY, BL9 8JR

    ODS code P83011

    2.1 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    2.3 km

  • HEADY HILL SURGERY

    114 BURY NEW ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 4RG

    ODS code P86602

    2.3 km

  • PEEL GPS

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

    ODS code P83021

    2.4 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83015

    2.4 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P83005

    2.4 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    2.4 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    2.5 km

  • WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    110 WALMERSLEY ROAD, BURY, BL9 6DX

    ODS code P83611

    2.7 km

  • BIRTLE VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4PW

    ODS code Y02718

    3.2 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    GREEN LANE, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 7FD

    ODS code P83608

    3.4 km

  • LONGFORD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONGFORD STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4NH

    ODS code P86011

    3.6 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    3.7 km

  • HOPWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-6 WALTON STREET, HOPWOOD, HEYWOOD, OL10 2BS

    ODS code P86023

    3.8 km

  • THE UPLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BURY NEW ROAD, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 8GH

    ODS code P83004

    3.9 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    4.0 km

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83007

    4.3 km

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83603

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Asda

    BCT · Pilsworth

    0.3 miles

  • Aviation Road

    BCT · Pilsworth

    0.5 miles

  • Parth Street

    BCT · Darn Hill

    0.8 miles

  • Parth Street

    BCT · Darn Hill

    0.8 miles

  • Heap Bridge Primary School

    BCT · Heap Bridge

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 013B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,097 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 14 secondary schools. Heap Bridge Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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