Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
11,077
Households
4,628
Crime
Not available
4,628
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
Not available
Crime
£241,725
Median property price · Besses · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 103 sales
280
Postcodes

Sold prices in Besses

England & Wales
Property sales · Besses
HM Land Registry · Besses
Average price
£254,679
Median price: £241,725
Median -3.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 103 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 2 sales · avg £216,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£326k£271k£216k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
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

England & Wales

Crime data not available: Greater Manchester Police currently supplies no data to police.uk.

Demographics in Besses

Ethnicity

Total residents: 11,079
White Brit.76.5%
Other White4.6%
Pakistani3.3%
African2.7%
White Irish1.6%
+ 14 other groups · 11.4%

Religion

Total residents: 11,076
Christian51.5%
No religion34.6%
Muslim5.4%
Not answered4.6%
Jewish2.6%
+ 4 other religions · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 11,075
35–4921.0%
50–6418.2%
25–3414.3%
10–159.0%
65–747.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 4,628
One person: other17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
One person: aged 66+13.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 9 other households · 36.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Besses

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 3.89 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.89 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Besses

1% of postcodes (2 of 280) are in Flood Zone 3 and 1% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 32 (1%)
  • Zone 24 (1%)
  • Zone 1274 (98%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Besses

Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink) is an 11-minute walk from the centre

Metrolink · 897 m

  • Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink)

    Metrolink

    897 m

Bus stops

  • Lune Drive

    Bus

    232 m
  • Albert Road

    Bus

    294 m
  • Oak Lane

    Bus

    323 m
  • Derwent Avenue

    Bus

    378 m
  • Hindburn Close

    Bus

    415 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Metrolink, Bus

Amenities in Bury

GPs make up most of the mapped places

15 GPs · 7 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 28 in all

  • GPs15
  • Libraries7
  • Hospitals4
  • Museums2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Bury.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last place offered

None of these schools has a published last distance, so we cannot compare this postcode with last year's places. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Overview of Besses

Coordinates53.5493, -2.2802
Postcodes
280
Census 2021
11,077
Households (Census)
4,628
Crime
Not available

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 8ASM45 8ATM45 8BBM45 8BDM45 8BEM45 8BLM45 8DNM45 8DYM45 8DZM45 8EAM45 8EDM45 8EGM45 8EHM45 8ELM45 8ENM45 8EPM45 8EQM45 8ERM45 8ESM45 8ETM45 8EUM45 8EWM45 8EXM45 8EZM45 8FEM45 8FGM45 8FHM45 8FJM45 8FNM45 8FPM45 8FQM45 8FRM45 8FSM45 8FTM45 8FUM45 8FWM45 8FXM45 8GAM45 8GDM45 8GEM45 8GJM45 8GZM45 8HAM45 8HBM45 8HDM45 8HEM45 8HFM45 8HGM45 8HJM45 8HLM45 8HNM45 8HPM45 8HQM45 8HRM45 8HSM45 8HTM45 8HUM45 8HWM45 8HXM45 8HYM45 8HZM45 8JAM45 8JBM45 8JDM45 8JEM45 8JFM45 8JGM45 8JHM45 8JJM45 8JLM45 8JNM45 8JPM45 8JQM45 8JRM45 8JSM45 8JTM45 8JUM45 8JWM45 8JXM45 8JYM45 8JZM45 8LAM45 8LBM45 8LDM45 8LEM45 8LFM45 8LGM45 8LHM45 8LJM45 8LLM45 8LNM45 8LPM45 8LQM45 8LRM45 8LSM45 8LTM45 8LUM45 8LWM45 8LXM45 8LYM45 8LZM45 8NBM45 8NDM45 8NEM45 8NFM45 8NHM45 8NJM45 8NLM45 8NNM45 8NPM45 8NQM45 8NRM45 8NSM45 8NWM45 8QDM45 8QXM45 8RAM45 8RBM45 8RDM45 8REM45 8RFM45 8RGM45 8RHM45 8RJM45 8RLM45 8RNM45 8RPM45 8RQM45 8RRM45 8RSM45 8RTM45 8RUM45 8RWM45 8RXM45 8RYM45 8RZM45 8SAM45 8SBM45 8SDM45 8SEM45 8SFM45 8SGM45 8SJM45 8SLM45 8SPM45 8TDM45 8WAM45 8WBM45 8WEM45 8WFM45 8WGM45 8WHM45 8WJM45 8WLM45 8WNM45 8WPM45 8WQM45 8WRM45 8WSM45 8WTM45 8WW

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