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M45 8EL

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 8QX 61 m
M45 8GZ 92 m
M45 8WN 98 m
M45 8NJ 121 m
M45 8NP 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M45 8EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M45
Postcode sector
M45 8
Latitude
53.551931
Longitude
-2.286557
British National Grid easting
381,112
British National Grid northing
406,181

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
51
Secondary
15

  1. Ribble Drive Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    225 m

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

    Academy sponsor led

    452 m

  3. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand

    Voluntary controlled school

    490 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
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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

22

within 5 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    GREEN LANE, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 7FD

    ODS code P83608

    591 m

  • THE UPLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BURY NEW ROAD, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 8GH

    ODS code P83004

    718 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

    1.7 km

  • THE BIRCHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 POLEFIELD ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 2GN

    ODS code P83609

    1.8 km

  • FAIRFAX GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83001

    2.0 km

  • LONGFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83623

    2.0 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    2.4 km

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

    2.5 km

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83007

    2.6 km

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83603

    2.6 km

  • WHITTAKER LANE MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83605

    2.9 km

  • ST GABRIEL'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 BISHOPS ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 0HT

    ODS code P83025

    3.7 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    4.2 km

  • PEEL GPS

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

    ODS code P83021

    4.4 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83015

    4.4 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P83005

    4.4 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86606

    4.7 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

    4.9 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Egremont Close

    BCT · Whitefield

    0.0 miles

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Hillock

    0.0 miles

  • Egremont Close

    BCT · Hillock

    0.0 miles

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Hillock

    0.0 miles

  • Laburnum Drive

    BCT · Hillock

    0.1 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

93 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 15 secondary schools. Ribble Drive Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 225 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.