5,527
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
£249,250
Median property price
280
Postcodes
Overview of Besses
Coordinates53.5493, -2.2802
Postcodes
280
Population (Census)
13,092
Households (Census)
5,527
Recorded crime · Mar '26
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Besses
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.62 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Besses
Property sales · Besses
HM Land Registry · Besses
Average price
£242,730
YoY: -0.1%
Median price: £249,250
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £120,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£276k£198k£120k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Besses
Crime trends · Besses
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
ASB
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Besses
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.4%
Other White4.7%
Pakistani3.6%
African2.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ 4 other groups · 11.2%
Religion
Christian50.5%
No religion34.2%
Muslim5.9%
Not answered4.6%
Jewish3.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4921.0%
50–6418.6%
25–3414.4%
10–158.7%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Other17.3%
Any member 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 36.4%
Schools in Besses
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
Bury · M45 8LN
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Bury · M45 8TD
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Whitefield Community Primary School
Bury · M45 6DP
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Bury · M45 8NJ
Inadequate
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Bury · M45 8TD
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield
Bury · M45 8NJ
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Whitefield Community Primary School
Bury · M45 6DP
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Besses
Postcodes in Besses
BL9 8JBBL9 8JNBL9 8JWBL9 8LXBL9 8NABL9 8NTBL9 8NUBL9 8PABL9 8PBBL9 8PDBL9 8PEBL9 8PFBL9 8PGBL9 8PHBL9 8PJBL9 8PLBL9 8PNBL9 8PPBL9 8PQBL9 8PSBL9 8PTBL9 8PUBL9 8PWBL9 8PXBL9 8PYM45 6ADM45 6AEM45 6AFM45 6AHM45 6AJM45 6ALM45 6ANM45 6APM45 6AQM45 6ARM45 6ASM45 6ATM45 6AUM45 6AWM45 6AXM45 6AYM45 6AZM45 6BAM45 6BBM45 6BDM45 6BEM45 6BGM45 6BHM45 6BLM45 6BNM45 6BPM45 6BQM45 6BSM45 6BTM45 6BWM45 6BXM45 6BYM45 6BZM45 6DAM45 6DBM45 6DEM45 6DFM45 6DGM45 6DHM45 6DJM45 6DLM45 6DNM45 6DPM45 6DQM45 6DRM45 6DSM45 6DTM45 6DUM45 6DWM45 6DXM45 6DYM45 6DZM45 6EAM45 6EBM45 6EDM45 6EEM45 6EFM45 6EGM45 6EHM45 6EJM45 6ELM45 6ENM45 6EPM45 6EWM45 6EXM45 6FAM45 6FBM45 6FDM45 6FEM45 6FFM45 6FGM45 6FHM45 6FJM45 6FNM45 6FWM45 6FYM45 6HGM45 6JGM45 7ALM45 7ATM45 7AWM45 7AXM45 7AYM45 7AZM45 7BAM45 7BBM45 7BDM45 7BQM45 7ELM45 7FJM45 8AEM45 8AFM45 8AGM45 8AJM45 8AS