High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '25
£200,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for M26 1BX
Postcode
M26 1BX
Coordinates
53.5519, -2.3227
Grid reference
SD787061
Easting
378,718
Northing
406,188
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHM2G+QW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Radcliffe
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Bury
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7403
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7403 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · M26 1BX
HM Land Registry · Bury
Average price
£196,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £200,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £209,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£209k£195k£180k
Dec '23Oct '24Dec '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near M26 1BX
England & WalesCrime trends · near M26 1BX
Counts are for Radcliffe West electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '23 – Jun '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
110
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.9%
Other White4.6%
African2.5%
Pakistani2.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 9.1%
Religion
Christian41.8%
No religion38.8%
Jewish8.4%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim4.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4922.2%
50–6415.9%
25–3415.9%
10–1510.3%
5–98.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Other18.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.1%
+ 8 other households · 33.8%
Administrative Information
Bury
Local Authority
Council AreaBury South E14001145
Constituency
E14001145Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Radcliffe West
Constituency code
E14001145
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Bury, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Bury
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bury
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00V
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bury 018D E01005013
E01005013MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bury 018 E02001036
E02001036LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bury 018D E01005013
E01005013MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bury 018 E02001036
E02001036Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 15 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentMay 1994 — Introduced
Postcode M26 1BX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 7403
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005013 and MSOA E02001036 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode M26 1BX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near M26 1BX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–25
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
64%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
88%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 38%
Progress 8
+0.01
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 39%
Attainment 8
50.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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