Besses

Bury · North West · population 8,610 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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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.

Income 16 · #5,743
Employment 13 · #5,989
Education 24 · #5,208
Health 21 · #5,427
Crime 19 · #5,544
Housing & access 91 · #594
Living environment 50 · #3,426

House prices ?

£265,000median (12m) · +26.2% yr · n=71
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£265,00071+26.2%+65.6%
Detached£296,5006-7.3%+6.7%
Semi-detached£280,00039+4.0%+47.4%
Terraced£203,73023+4.5%+50.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£265,000
Bury£250,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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