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M26 4GH

Besses · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Besses
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury South
Postcode district
M26
Postcode sector
M26 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M45 8WU 55 m
M45 8QD 64 m
M45 8QW 81 m
M45 8QY 101 m
M45 8UZ 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M26 4GH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2007
Terminated
1 January 2008
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M26
Postcode sector
M26 4
Latitude
53.552561
Longitude
-2.289776
British National Grid easting
380,899
British National Grid northing
406,252

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bury · E08000002
Electoral ward
Besses · E05014152
Parish or community
E43000156
Westminster constituency
Bury South · E14001145
Output area
E00025238
Lower layer super output area
Bury 020D · E01004988
Middle layer super output area
Bury 020 · E02001038

Postcode source versions

Explore M26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
50
Secondary
12

  1. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand

    Voluntary controlled school

    433 m

  2. Ribble Drive Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    450 m

  3. Elms Bank

    Academy special converter

    591 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M26 4 residents
8,772

Age bands in M26 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,587 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

904 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

2,297 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,243 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,616 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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    GREEN LANE, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 7FD

    ODS code P83608

    368 m

  • THE UPLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BURY NEW ROAD, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 8GH

    ODS code P83004

    597 m

  • UNSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR LANE, UNSWORTH, BURY, BL9 8JR

    ODS code P83011

    1.4 km

  • GREYLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83027

    1.9 km

  • THE BIRCHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 POLEFIELD ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 2GN

    ODS code P83609

    2.0 km

  • FAIRFAX GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83001

    2.1 km

  • LONGFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83623

    2.1 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    2.2 km

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83007

    2.4 km

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83603

    2.4 km

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

    2.4 km

  • WHITTAKER LANE MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83605

    3.0 km

  • ST GABRIEL'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 BISHOPS ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 0HT

    ODS code P83025

    3.9 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    4.1 km

  • PEEL GPS

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

    ODS code P83021

    4.2 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83015

    4.2 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P83005

    4.2 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PENDLEBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 659 BOLTON ROAD, PENDLEBURY, MANCHESTER, M27 8HP

    ODS code P87019

    4.7 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    4.8 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86606

    4.9 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Mather Avenue

    BCT · Whitefield

    0.0 miles

  • Mather Avenue

    BCT · Whitefield

    0.0 miles

  • Egremont Close

    BCT · Whitefield

    0.1 miles

  • Egremont Close

    BCT · Hillock

    0.2 miles

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Hillock

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 020D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,530 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 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

86 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 12 secondary schools. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand is the nearest published school at 433 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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