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M25

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Prestwich, Heaton Park and Sedgley Park, 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 M25 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 56% of people in M25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£302,500
Joint 1,060th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
32,090
803rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
56%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How M25 compares

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

M25Middle
Median sale price40 postcode districts, M · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in M40 areas from £175,000 to £420,999. The middle area is £234,875. M25 is £302,500.
£302,5006th most expensive
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M25 is 32,090.
32,09020th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares45 postcode districts, M · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in M45 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. M25 is 56.0%.
56%11th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in M45 areas from 51.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 94.7%. M25 is 93.0%.
93.0%18th lowest

What is the population of M25?

M25 had 32,090 usual residents at the census.

M25 is the 803rd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in M25, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M25 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

Neighbourhoods in M25

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bury 022B1,626No figure899.8%
Bury 022D1,790No figure595.2%
Bury 023A1,494No figure397.4%
Bury 023B1,544No figure899.6%
Bury 023C1,498No figure584.8%
Bury 023D1,576No figure392.1%
Bury 023E1,619No figure597.8%
Bury 024A1,411No figure7100.0%
Bury 024B1,675No figure696.8%
Bury 024C1,982No figure366.8%
Bury 024D1,494No figure885.9%
Bury 025A1,533No figure396.4%
Bury 025B1,341No figure295.3%
Bury 025C1,455No figure798.0%
Bury 025D1,357No figure9100.0%
Bury 026A1,845No figure496.5%
Bury 026B1,857No figure698.1%
Bury 026C1,952No figure599.5%
Bury 026D1,947No figure694.5%
Bury 026E1,964No figure299.1%

MPs for M25

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 M255

Postcode sectors in M255

Council1

Towns in M252

Postcode districts next to M257

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M25 in brief

M25 is a postcode district covering Prestwich, Heaton Park and Sedgley Park, in Bury.

About 33,192 people lived in M25 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £302,500 in 2025 across 399 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in M25 was £302,500 in 2025.

M25 had 32,090 usual residents at the census.

About 56% of people in M25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In M25, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.