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BL9

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Bury, in Bury.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BL9 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 99% of people in BL9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£225,000
Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
52,011
173rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
99%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How BL9 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

BL9Middle
Median sale price10 postcode districts, BL · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in BL10 areas from £183,500 to £281,000. The middle area is £234,000. BL9 is £225,000.
£225,0005th cheapest
Population10 postcode districts, BL · 2021
Population: every postcode district in BL10 areas from 15,135 to 72,147. The middle area is 35,992. BL9 is 52,011.
52,0113rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 postcode districts, BL · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in BL10 areas from 50.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.5%. BL9 is 99.0%.
99%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage10 postcode districts, BL · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in BL10 areas from 83.3% to 97.3%. The middle area is 94.2%. BL9 is 93.7%.
93.7%5th lowest

What is the population of BL9?

BL9 had 52,011 usual residents at the census.

BL9 is the 173rd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in BL9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL9 has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in BL9

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bury 003B1,497No figure869.2%
Bury 004A1,546No figure299.9%
Bury 004B1,708No figure597.4%
Bury 004C1,857No figure399.7%
Bury 004D1,472No figure598.5%
Bury 004E1,488No figure897.8%
Bury 007A1,450No figure580.6%
Bury 007B1,357No figure399.3%
Bury 007C1,776No figure295.8%
Bury 007D1,899No figure197.2%
Bury 007E1,670No figure199.7%
Bury 008A1,508No figure195.7%
Bury 008B1,734No figure197.8%
Bury 008C1,812No figure194.9%
Bury 008D1,454No figure298.3%
Bury 008E2,649No figure269.7%
Bury 008F2,193No figure394.7%
Bury 011A1,697No figure495.4%
Bury 011B1,862No figure197.4%
Bury 011C2,235No figure296.8%
Bury 011D1,985No figure299.6%
Bury 013A1,786No figure297.7%
Bury 013B1,571No figure692.4%
Bury 013C1,786No figure496.1%
Bury 013D1,734No figure594.1%
Bury 017A1,534No figure897.9%
Bury 017B1,448No figure999.8%
Bury 017C1,272No figure899.5%
Bury 017D1,618No figure799.9%
Bury 017E1,346No figure9100.0%

MPs for BL9

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in BL96

Postcode sectors in BL96

Council1

Towns in BL91

Postcode districts next to BL910

Nearest rail stations4

More in the BL postcode area2

BL9 in brief

BL9 is a postcode district covering Bury, in Bury.

About 54,231 people lived in BL9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,000 in 2025 across 655 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in BL9 was £225,000 in 2025.

BL9 had 52,011 usual residents at the census.

About 99% of people in BL9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In BL9, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.