— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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9,905 people · median £242,000 · Bury
Fast broadbandMore affordable than most
Bury Council · Labour-controlled 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£242,000 median 15th cheapest of 29 neighbourhoods
among 29 neighbourhoods in Bury
A typical home here sells for £242,000, up 40.6% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 7.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 42 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£242,000
5-year change+40.6%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.1× · five-year average 7.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Bury16.7%
Of the homes across Bury that sold again within five years, 16.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than North West (19.3%).
By property type
Terraced houses5%
Flats17.7%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new22.3%
Bought second-hand14.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+19.7% · ~8.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (479 resale pairs) across Bury — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership60%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,555
Bury Council£2,116
Mayoral (incl. fire)£154
Mayoral Police & Crime£285
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,703
Band B£1,987
Band C£2,271
Band D (baseline)£2,555
Band E£3,123
Band F£3,691
Band G£4,259
Band H£5,110
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£1,948 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Besses o' th' Barn 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury New Road | £122,250 | 214 | +19.5% |
| Higher Lane | £168,000 | 187 | +33.6% |
| Thatch Leach Lane | £130,750 | 174 | +68.2% |
| Wilton Street | £160,000 | 134 | +26.2% |
| Stanway Road | £124,475 | 116 | +26.1% |
| Victoria Lane | £95,000 | 115 | +21.7% |
| Balmoral Avenue | £64,000 | 100 | — |
| Beech Avenue | £89,950 | 97 | +11.4% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Bury how Besses o' th' Barn compares · from Bury
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Gigg +54.7%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigg | £240,000 | +54.7% | 72 |
| Unsworth | £315,000 | +51.2% | 172 |
| Tottington | £250,000 | +48.6% | 72 |
| Elton | £226,250 | +48.4% | 184 |
| Fairfield | £155,000 | +46% | 160 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Besses o' th' Barn — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 Maple Avenue Whitefield | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £264,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 34 Stanway Road Whitefield | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £269,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 49 Coniston Avenue Whitefield | Terraced | 3 | D | £200,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 14 Argyle Avenue Whitefield | Terraced | 3 | C | £229,950 | Jul 2026 |
| 22, Ribble Drive Whitefield | Terraced | 3 | D | £225,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 18 St. Michaels Gardens Whitefield | Terraced | 2 | C | £260,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 14 Prestfield Road Whitefield | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £202,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 28 Ducie Street Whitefield | Terraced | 3 | C | £225,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 63 Mode Hill Lane Whitefield | Detached | 4+ | C | £296,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 16 Brightwater Close Whitefield | Terraced | 2 | C | £185,000 | Jun 2026 |
260 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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