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M45

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Whitefield, Lily Hill and Besses o' th' Barn, 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 M45 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 75% of people in M45 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£273,000
Joint 934th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
23,855
1,237th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
75%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How M45 compares

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

M45Middle
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. M45 is £273,000.
£273,00010th 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. M45 is 23,855.
23,85518th least 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%. M45 is 75.0%.
75%6th 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%. M45 is 97.9%.
97.9%7th highest

What is the population of M45?

M45 had 23,855 usual residents at the census.

M45 is the 1,237th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in M45, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M45 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

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

Neighbourhoods in M45

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bury 019A1,392No figure996.9%
Bury 019B1,462No figure1095.6%
Bury 019C1,421No figure990.3%
Bury 019D1,509No figure695.0%
Bury 019E1,431No figure999.7%
Bury 020A1,355No figure699.7%
Bury 020B1,627No figure493.8%
Bury 020C1,310No figure1100.0%
Bury 020D1,387No figure596.3%
Bury 021A1,869No figure399.1%
Bury 021B1,700No figure197.6%
Bury 021C1,837No figure4100.0%
Bury 021D1,517No figure8100.0%
Bury 021E1,679No figure1100.0%
Bury 022C1,480No figure999.6%

Your MP

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 M453

Postcode sectors in M454

Council1

Towns in M452

Postcode districts next to M454

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M45 in brief

M45 is a postcode district covering Whitefield, Lily Hill and Besses o' th' Barn, in Bury.

About 24,353 people lived in M45 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £273,000 in 2025 across 293 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in M45 was £273,000 in 2025.

M45 had 23,855 usual residents at the census.

About 75% of people in M45 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In M45, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.