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M26 postcode area · Bury

The M26 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bolton, Bury. Area Scores range from 3 to 87 across them. Every full M26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the M26 district: Whitefield West & Park Lane scores 88 out of 100 (#828 of 6,856 nationally) while Radcliffe sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £158,000 in Radcliffe to £315,000 in Whitefield West & Park Lane — a 2.0× gap within the M26 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bolton and Bury — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,985a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied66%

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 M26 district

£200,775median home sold over the past year · +27.9% over 5 years · +3.0% over the year · 398 sales
Detached£325,000
Semi-detached£220,000
Terraced£165,000
Flat£120,000
Bury£250,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Whitefield West & Park LaneBury 82888 £315,000
Ainsworth & Bradley FoldBury 1,87673 £264,450
Little LeverBolton 3,90543 £220,000
Black LaneBury 3,95342 £190,000
Kearsley & StonecloughBolton 4,11140 £191,000
Outwood GateBury 4,68032 £240,000
Redvales & HollinsBury 4,72831 £232,500
Bank Top & Radcliffe EesBury 4,95428 £204,000
Whitefield EastBury 4,96828 £238,250
Whitehead ParkBury 5,33822 £175,000
RadcliffeBury 6,5994 £158,000

People living in M26 Census 2021

Residents84,024
Median age (est.)41
Density1,945per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 32% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 M26

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M26 district.

Whitefield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M26.

M45 M25 BL9 BL78 BL2 BL0 M27 BL4

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.