M45 8FR

Besses · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M45 8BL 75 m
M45 8FW 84 m
M45 8ES 97 m
M45 8EA 117 m
M45 8JQ 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M45 8FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M45
Postcode sector
M45 8
Latitude
53.549268
Longitude
-2.276019
British National Grid easting
381,809
British National Grid northing
405,882

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
E00025011
Lower layer super output area
Bury 021D · E01004944
Middle layer super output area
Bury 021 · E02001039

Postcode source versions

Explore M45

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Brook Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8FR 17 July 2025 £330,000
18, Brook Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8FR 14 March 2025 £380,000
1, Brook Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8FR 9 April 2024 £1,357

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
112
Primary
56
Secondary
16
  1. St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    310 m
  2. Ribble Drive Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    534 m
  3. Whitefield Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    647 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
61

30 female, 31 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.8% 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
65.5%

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

32

within 5 km

  • THE BIRCHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 POLEFIELD ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 2GN

    ODS code P83609

    1.3 km

  • 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

    1.3 km

  • THE UPLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BURY NEW ROAD, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 8GH

    ODS code P83004

    1.3 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    GREEN LANE, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 7FD

    ODS code P83608

    1.3 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

    2.4 km

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

    2.8 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    3.2 km

  • ST GABRIEL'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 BISHOPS ROAD, PRESTWICH, MANCHESTER, M25 0HT

    ODS code P83025

    3.2 km

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83007

    3.4 km

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83603

    3.4 km

  • FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P86606

    4.0 km

  • BEACON MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 VICTORIA AVENUE, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 0FN

    ODS code P84033

    4.1 km

  • WOODSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P86012

    4.2 km

  • PARK VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 DELAUNAYS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 4RF

    ODS code P84645

    4.4 km

  • THE AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    51-53 VICTORIA AVENUE, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER, M9 6BA

    ODS code P84049

    4.6 km

  • PETERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

    133 MANCHESTER OLD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4DZ

    ODS code P86004

    4.6 km

  • CRUMPSALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DELAUNAYS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 5RB

    ODS code P84684

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 32 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kenmore Way

    BCT · Hillock

    0.1 miles
  • Kenmore Way

    BCT · Hillock

    0.1 miles
  • Derwent Avenue

    BCT · Besses O Th Barn

    0.1 miles
  • Derwent Avenue

    BCT · Besses O Th Barn

    0.2 miles
  • Hindburn Close

    BCT · Hillock

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 021D, 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

26,801 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
2
Low risk addresses
14
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

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 5 recorded sales in M45 8FR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bury is £238,446 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

112 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 16 secondary schools. St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 310 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.