BL9 postcode area · Bury
The BL9 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bury, Rochdale, Rossendale. Area Scores range from 6 to 87 across them. Every full BL9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The BL9 district contains both ends of the scale: Whitefield West & Park Lane at 88 out of 100 (#828 of 6,856 in England) against Fernhill & Pimhole at 6, an 81-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £145,000 in Fernhill & Pimhole to £370,000 in Summerseat — a 2.6× gap within the BL9 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bury, Rochdale and Rossendale — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the BL9 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefield West & Park LaneBury | 828 | 88 | £315,000 |
| SummerseatBury | 834 | 88 | £370,000 |
| UnsworthBury | 1,143 | 83 | £317,750 |
| Nuttall & TottingtonBury | 1,218 | 82 | £295,000 |
| Hooley Bridge & Norden WestRochdale | 2,507 | 63 | £239,000 |
| Townsend Fold & EdenfieldRossendale | 2,637 | 62 | £238,000 |
| RamsbottomBury | 3,145 | 54 | £243,000 |
| Black LaneBury | 3,953 | 42 | £190,000 |
| Walmersley & LimefieldBury | 4,378 | 36 | £226,250 |
| Redvales & HollinsBury | 4,728 | 31 | £232,500 |
| Bank Top & Radcliffe EesBury | 4,954 | 28 | £204,000 |
| Whitefield EastBury | 4,968 | 28 | £238,250 |
| Whitehead ParkBury | 5,338 | 22 | £175,000 |
| Buckley Wells & FishpoolBury | 5,880 | 14 | £199,975 |
| Heywood Heap Bridge & DarnhillRochdale | 6,065 | 12 | £180,000 |
| Fairfield & JerichoBury | 6,360 | 7 | £172,000 |
| Fernhill & PimholeBury | 6,407 | 6 | £145,000 |
People living in BL9 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 30% · Muslim 11%
Born outside the UK: 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in BL9
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BL9 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around BL9.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.