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Besses

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
13,092
Households
5,527
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 0.1 per 1k
5,527
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£236,686
Median property price
280
Postcodes
5,527
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£236,686
Median property price
280
Postcodes

Sold prices in Besses

England & Wales
Property sales · Besses
HM Land Registry · Besses
Average price
£243,326
YoY: +0.8%
Median price: £238,000
View district BL9
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 4 sales · avg £203,487
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£281k£236k£191k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 trends · Besses

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

1
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Besses

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

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.

Apply for a primary place via Bury
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Amenities in Besses

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

Overview of Besses

Coordinates53.5493, -2.2802
Postcodes
280
Population (Census)
13,092
Households (Census)
5,527
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 0.1 per 1k

Demographics in Besses

Ethnicity

Total residents: 13,117
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

Total residents: 13,092
Christian50.5%
No religion34.2%
Muslim5.9%
Not answered4.6%
Jewish3.4%
+ other · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 13,092
35–4921.0%
50–6418.6%
25–3414.4%
10–158.7%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%

Households

Total households: 5,527
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%

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 3.89 (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 3.89 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Besses

M45
255 postcodes
BL9
25 postcodes