M45 postcode area guide — Bury
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M45 postcode district in Bury — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M45
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.5%
Gigabit-capable
97.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M45 postcode district (Bury) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 615 postcodes Ofcom measures in M45, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.5%.
Around 0% of premises in M45 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in M45
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M45 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| M45 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| M45 6AD | 100% | 96.8% |
| M45 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| M45 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| M45 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| M45 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M45 6AL | 70.6% | 70.6% |
| M45 6AN | 100% | 100% |
| M45 6AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Bury
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bury district (92,083 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
96.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in M45
Based on 222 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M45 is £260,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£260,000).
Detached
£467,500
35 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
97 sales
Terraced
£210,000
67 sales
Flat / maisonette
£162,000
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in M45
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £241,000 | Semi-detached | Kenilworth Avenue | M45 6TR |
| 19 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Bury New Road | M45 6AD |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £467,000 | Detached | Dales Lane | M45 7JN |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Bury New Road | M45 7SE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £219,000 | Semi-detached | Oxbow Way | M45 8SG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Lune Close | M45 8WG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £278,000 | Semi-detached | Lime Avenue | M45 7FW |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Ferndene Road | M45 6RB |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Lime Avenue | M45 7FW |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £153,000 | Flat | Bury Old Road | M45 7AL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bury demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bury district (193,851 residents, 80,696 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.1% |
| 15–29 | 22.3% |
| 30–44 | 19.6% |
| 45–64 | 19.7% |
| 65+ | 18.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.9% |
| Private rented | 17.8% |
| Social rented | 6.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around M45
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 868 | M45 7PH |
| Higher Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 491 | M45 7EX |
| Heaton Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 423 | M45 6TE |
| Elms Bank | Not applicable | 11–19 | 364 | M45 8PJ |
| St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 339 | M45 8PT |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand | Primary | 3–11 | 208 | M45 8PL |
| Mersey Drive Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 203 | M45 8LN |
| St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 202 | M45 8NJ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in M45
87 rated food businesses operate in M45. 51 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 8 Manchester, Aldi Stores Limited, All Saints C E Primary School, Best One, Cafe Viuna.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M45
From a sample of 161 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 M45 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
40%
Band D
51%
Band E
6%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bury
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.