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M45 8AS

Besses · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Besses
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury South
Postcode district
M45
Postcode sector
M45 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M45 8AT 37 m
M45 8WG 53 m
M45 8WL 61 m
M45 8WT 72 m
M45 8WQ 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M45 8AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M45
Postcode sector
M45 8
Latitude
53.550267
Longitude
-2.283406
British National Grid easting
381,320
British National Grid northing
405,995

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
E00025007
Lower layer super output area
Bury 021B · E01004942
Middle layer super output area
Bury 021 · E02001039

Postcode source versions

Explore M45

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
55
Secondary
16

  1. Ribble Drive Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    108 m

  2. St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    224 m

  3. Whitefield Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    453 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
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
M45 8 residents
8,109

Age bands in M45 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,541 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

890 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

2,214 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,120 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

1,309 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M45 8 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

22

within 5 km

  • THE UPLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BURY NEW ROAD, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 8GH

    ODS code P83004

    844 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    GREEN LANE, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 7FD

    ODS code P83608

    849 m

  • UNSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR LANE, UNSWORTH, BURY, BL9 8JR

    ODS code P83011

    1.3 km

  • GREYLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83027

    1.5 km

  • THE BIRCHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 POLEFIELD ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 2GN

    ODS code P83609

    1.6 km

  • FAIRFAX GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83001

    1.8 km

  • LONGFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83623

    1.8 km

  • WHITTAKER LANE MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83605

    2.6 km

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

    2.7 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    2.7 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

  • ST GABRIEL'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 BISHOPS ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 0HT

    ODS code P83025

    3.5 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    4.4 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86606

    4.5 km

  • PEEL GPS

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

    ODS code P83021

    4.6 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83015

    4.6 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P83005

    4.6 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 VICTORIA AVENUE, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 0FN

    ODS code P84033

    4.6 km

  • WOODSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    247J WOOD STREET, MIDDLETON, LANGLEY, MANCHESTER, M24 5QL

    ODS code P86012

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

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

  • Albert Road

    BCT · Hillock

    0.0 miles

  • Lune Drive

    BCT · Hillock

    0.0 miles

  • Lune Drive

    BCT · Hillock

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Hillock

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Hillock

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 021B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,290 of 33,755

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

103 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 16 secondary schools. Ribble Drive Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 108 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.