Besses
Bury · North West · population 8,610 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,564 of 6,856 in England
- #634 of 932 in North West
- #22 of 26 in Bury
- Most deprived 10-20%
In summary
Besses is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,564 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 26 in Bury. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (91) but weak on Employment (13). Typical homes here, about £265,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 66% in five years (from 71 sales), 6% above the wider Bury median of £250,000.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £265,000 | 71 | +26.2% | +65.6% |
| Detached | £296,500 | 6 | -7.3% | +6.7% |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 39 | +4.0% | +47.4% |
| Terraced | £203,730 | 23 | +4.5% | +50.6% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #4,558 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Bury
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Vange & PitseaBasildon19£324,000
- Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry BrowKirklees19£179,000
- Westfield & WaterthorpeSheffield19£170,000
- Shirebrook NorthBolsover19£169,500
- Conisbrough SouthDoncaster19£146,000
- Grahame ParkBarnet19£428,500