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M45 postcode area · Bury

The M45 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bury. Area Scores range from 18 to 87 across them. Every full M45 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The M45 district contains both ends of the scale: Whitefield West & Park Lane at 88 out of 100 (#828 of 6,856 in England) against Besses at 19, a 69-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £238,250 in Whitefield East to £320,000 in Prestwich Central.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,990a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied70%

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 M45 district

£271,500median home sold over the past year · +32.1% over 5 years · +6.4% over the year · 268 sales
Detached£477,500
Semi-detached£280,000
Terraced£224,000
Flat£160,000
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
UnsworthBury 1,14383 £317,750
Prestwich CentralBury 3,19353 £320,000
Kirkhams & HolyroodBury 3,53548 £292,000
Prestwich Clough & RainsoughBury 4,18039 £300,000
Outwood GateBury 4,68032 £240,000
Whitefield EastBury 4,96828 £238,250
BessesBury 5,56419 £265,000

People living in M45 Census 2021

Residents54,847
Median age (est.)41
Density1,925per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above36%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 14%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 7%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 30% · Jewish 10%

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 M45

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M45 district.

Prestwich Whitefield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M45.

M25 M26 M7 M27 M8 M24 BL9 M6

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.