Postcode BL9 7SJ (Bury)

Map showing BL9 7SJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode BL9 7SJ is located in Bury, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BL9 7SJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BL9 7SJ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BL9 7SJ as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-Pressed European Settlers.

The closest road name to BL9 7SJ is Fairfield Drive which is centered 23 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Castle Hill Road and is 153 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.55 km away at Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink)

The closest primary school to BL9 7SJ (for ages 11 and under) is Fairfield Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 13, 2018.

The local pub for residents of BL9 7SJ is Hark to Towler and is 1.38 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 10, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Summit Chippy and is 1.36 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 7, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 31.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 5.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BL9 7SJ is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Bury is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BL9 7SJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BL9 7SJ, and the approximate distance away.

Fairfield Drive 23 m
Foxglove Drive 55 m
Broadoaks 87 m
Primrose Drive 122 m
Foster Court 130 m
Candlestick Park 131 m
Rochdale Old Road 160 m
Royds Street 198 m
Rectory Hill 232 m
Fifth Avenue 259 m
Jericho Road 276 m
Rectory Lane 282 m
Rough Hill Lane 293 m
Lea Mount Drive 320 m
Second Avenue 336 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BL9 7SJ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BL9 7SJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Fairfield Community Primary School Good
(February 13, 2018)
186 m
Pennine House Hospital School Good
(July 5, 2018)
327 m
Heap Bridge Village Primary School Good
(January 9, 2018)
1.02 km
Cambian Chesham House School Good
(October 21, 2021)
1.07 km
Hazel Wood High School 1.09 km
East Ward Community Primary School Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.21 km
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.3 km
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury Requires improvement
(May 9, 2019)
1.31 km
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School Good
(January 17, 2017)
1.39 km
St Thomas Church of England Primary School 1.65 km
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Good
(September 19, 2018)
1.73 km
Woodland Community Primary School Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.08 km
Chesham Primary School Good
(November 16, 2017)
2.17 km
Holy Trinity Primary School 2.32 km
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School Good
(December 14, 2016)
2.34 km
St Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury Outstanding
(December 2, 2016)
2.39 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford Outstanding
(February 26, 2009)
2.69 km
Bury College Good
(September 21, 2018)
2.71 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School Good
(May 24, 2017)
2.74 km
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Good
(February 19, 2020)
2.75 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BL9 7SJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Our Lady & St. Pauls RC School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 13, 2021
1.3 km
Summit Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
1.36 km
Hark to Towler Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 10, 2020
1.38 km
Summit Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
September 20, 2021
1.38 km
Millfield Care Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 10, 2022
1.49 km
Adam's Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 20, 2021
1.51 km
Building Blocks Private Day Nursery (NW) Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 2, 2021
1.51 km
Morrisons Daily Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 15, 2020
1.51 km
Cost Cutter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
1.52 km
Brownhill Learning Community School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 13, 2021
1.62 km
Cabbage Patch Pre School @ St Margarets School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 30, 2019
1.73 km
St Margarets CE Primary School School/college/university Exempt
September 14, 2021
1.73 km
Mikes Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
October 2, 2021
1.76 km
Aisha News and Groceries Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 25, 2019
1.79 km
Darnhill Fish & Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
September 8, 2021
1.79 km
Lloyds Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
January 25, 2022
1.79 km
Parade News Retailers - other Exempt
May 3, 2021
1.79 km
Raf 's Mini Mart Retailers - other Exempt
May 25, 2019
1.79 km
Royal Bengal Indian Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
1.79 km
Super Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
1.79 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BL9 7SJ - Data from Apr 2022

Castle Hill Road Bus Stop/Station 153 m
Castle Hill Road Bus Stop/Station 177 m
Fairfield Hosp Bus Stop/Station 233 m
Fairfield County PS Bus Stop/Station 267 m
Fairfield General Hosp Bus Stop/Station 273 m
Bury - The Rock Taxi Rank 2.23 km
Bury - Clerke Street Taxi Rank 2.26 km
Bury - Spring Street Taxi Rank 2.28 km
Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.55 km
Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.59 km
Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 2.61 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.8 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.84 km
Terminal One Access Air 26.31 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BL9 7SJ - Data from Dec 2021

Broad Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 511 m
Gallows Hill Hill Or Mountain 704 m
Smethurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 953 m
Tack Lee Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Lomax Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Elbut Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.66 km
Gristlehurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
The Lido Inland Water 2.05 km
Cleggs Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Ashworth Valley Valley 2.18 km
Windy Cliff Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.25 km
Dobb Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km
Cobb Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Black Dad Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.48 km
Gelder Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BL9 7SJ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 34.1 Mbps 31.4 Mbps 58.5 Mbps
Upload 5.9 Mbps 5.7 Mbps 10.35 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.3 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24.6 5.1
30-300 Mbps 0% 40.2 6.9
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

37 meters consuming 409,893 kWh - mean 11,078 kWh : median 11,493 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BL9 7SJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.59930800
Longitude -2.26019400
OS Easting 382878
OS Northing 0411447
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7001
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bury North
Electoral Ward East
Local Authority District Bury
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Manchester
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Manchester

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000002
Travel To Work Area Manchester

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Bury
Cancer Alliance Greater Manchester
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Bury CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-Pressed European Settlers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bury BUASD
Workplace Zone E33004831
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bury 007
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bury 007B
Output Area / Small Area 8D3