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6,628 people · median £223,750 · Bury
More affordable than most
Bury Council · Labour-controlled 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £223,750, up 41.6% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 7.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 25 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£223,750
5-year change+41.6%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.1× · five-year average 7.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Bury16.7%
Of the homes across Bury that sold again within five years, 16.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than North West (19.3%).
By property type
Terraced houses5%
Flats17.7%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new22.3%
Bought second-hand14.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+19.7% · ~8.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (479 resale pairs) across Bury — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership66%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,555
Bury Council£2,116
Mayoral (incl. fire)£154
Mayoral Police & Crime£285
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,703
Band B£1,987
Band C£2,271
Band D (baseline)£2,555
Band E£3,123
Band F£3,691
Band G£4,259
Band H£5,110
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£1,683 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in BL9 5 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walmersley Road | £117,500 | 387 | +40% |
| Hornby Street | £62,000 | 166 | +48.1% |
| Waterside Road | £119,975 | 132 | +41.8% |
| Vernon Street | £45,500 | 93 | — |
| Canning Street | £55,000 | 85 | — |
| Burrs Lea Close | £80,950 | 77 | — |
| Eastham Avenue | £88,700 | 69 | +37.7% |
| Eldon Street | £48,000 | 64 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Bury how BL9 5 compares · from Bury
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Gigg +54.7%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigg | £240,000 | +54.7% | 72 |
| Unsworth | £315,000 | +51.2% | 172 |
| Tottington | £250,000 | +48.6% | 72 |
| Elton | £226,250 | +48.4% | 184 |
| Fairfield | £155,000 | +46% | 160 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in BL9 5 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Barnside Close | Detached | 3 | C | £360,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 17 The Drive | Semi-detached | — | — | £80,671 | Jul 2026 |
| 2 Birch Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £88,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 43 Queens Place | Terraced | 4+ | D | £215,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 14 Argyle Street | Terraced | 3 | C | £85,690 | Jun 2026 |
| 40 Birch Street | Terraced | 4+ | D | £80,000 | May 2026 |
| 877 Burnley Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £317,500 | May 2026 |
| 833 Walmersley Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £334,000 | May 2026 |
| 23 Argyle Street | Terraced | 3 | C | £145,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 6 Wolstenholme Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £222,500 | Apr 2026 |
68 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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