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142 recorded sales · median £140,000 · Bury
Bury Council · Labour-controlled 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
71/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£140k
median price
£140k
median sold price
7.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
12 min
Manchester — fastest
4
rail stations
1
grammar school
91
schools total
2
Violence — most
13.2
NO₂ · WHO 10
2.8%
in a flood zone
1,309
green spaces
7.1
PM2.5 · WHO 5
273
eat & drink
77
shops
89%
gigabit
28
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£127,500 in 2013 → £301,000 in 2025
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Bury, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £140,000. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 7.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 6 sales
Median sold price · median of all 142 sales£140,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.1× · five-year average 7.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership67%
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
Neighbourhood prices in Bury how Walmersley Old Road 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 Walmersley Old Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 Walmersley Old Road | Detached | — | — | £402,500 | Dec 2025 |
| 177 Walmersley Old Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £380,000 | Nov 2025 |
| 129 Walmersley Old Road | Detached | — | — | £292,000 | Nov 2025 |
| 76 Walmersley Old Road | Terraced | — | — | £200,000 | Oct 2025 |
| 147 Walmersley Old Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £175,000 | Jun 2025 |
| 214, Walmersley Old Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £310,000 | Feb 2025 |
| 182 Walmersley Old Road | Terraced | — | — | £215,000 | Jul 2024 |
| 140 Walmersley Old Road | Detached | — | — | £285,000 | Jun 2024 |
| 74, Walmersley Old Road | Terraced | — | — | £202,500 | Jun 2024 |
| 142 Walmersley Old Road | Detached | — | — | £396,000 | Jun 2024 |
24 recent sales — 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
How safe is it? from Bury
Street-level crime isn't published for Walmersley Old Road — Greater Manchester Police stopped supplying it to police.uk. We show the Home Office annual recorded-crime figure where held, and never a fabricated zero.
Street-level crime
The local police force is not currently publishing street-level crime records to police.uk, so a comparable crime rate is not available for this area. Any records shown are British Transport Police (railway) only.
Declared honestly — a force data gap, not shown as zero · police.uk / Home Office
Recorded crime from Bury
Per 1,000 residents / year94.1
Total recorded (year ending December 2025)18,239
Home Office recorded crime across the whole Bury district — the force's annual return, a real figure from a different feed · Home Office police recorded crime (CSP open data)
Who lives here? from Bury
Population193,851
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.0/10
Employment
4.5/10
Education & skills
5.6/10
Health & disability
4.1/10
Crime
4.1/10
Housing & services
7.5/10
Living environment
4.1/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Bury — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+57%
Unemployment · economically active residents5.3%
Degree-level (Level 4+)32%
Good or very good health81%
Own their home67%
Median age40.5
Born outside the UK12%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
50% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
3 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools
of the 6 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Bush Nursery Walmersley | Nursery | Outstanding ('22) | 0.4 km |
| Windacre Pre-School Limited | Nursery | Outstanding ('24) | 0.4 km |
| Springside Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.6 km |
| Summerseat Methodist Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 1.4 km |
| Chesham Primary Academy | Primary | Inadequate ('23) | 1.4 km |
| Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 1.4 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | Primary | — | 1.8 km |
| CommuniTree Summerseat | Nursery | — | 1.8 km |
| Old Hall Primary School | Primary | — | 1.9 km |
| Tower View Nursery with Peelers out of School Club | Nursery | Good ('22) | 1.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
18
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 2.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 2.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 2.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
8 of 9 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 2.0 km |
| Manor Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 2.1 km |
| Strachan'S Chemist | Pharmacy | — | 2.2 km |
| Woodbank Surgery | GP | — | 2.2 km |
| Bury Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 2.4 km |
| Walmersley Road Medical Practice | GP | — | 2.4 km |
| S Patel& Associates | Dentist | — | 2.4 km |
| Huntley Mount Medical Centre | GP | Good ('17) | 2.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Bury
5 nearest stations; the fastest to Manchester is 12 min from Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To Manchester | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley Cross Rail Station | 4.9 mi | Manchester Victoria | 27 min |
| Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station | 5.1 mi | Manchester Victoria | 12 min |
| Hall I' Th' Wood Rail Station | 5.3 mi | Manchester Victoria | 24 min |
| Rochdale Rail Station | 5.7 mi | Manchester Victoria | 13 min |
| Farnworth Rail Station | 6.3 mi | Manchester Victoria | 17 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station (12 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging10 points
Per 10,000 residents0.5
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Bury
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000.2%
Flood zone2.8% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 10–30%)
Coal miningin/near a coalfield (100%)
Historic landfill142 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings255
Conservation areas12
Green belt53.8%
Green spaces1,309
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Bury
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 273 | 87% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 77 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 28 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 1,309 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Bury
Figures for the wider Bury — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate5.3%
In work (employment rate)57.1%
Companies registered here17,548
New incorporations (12m)2,488
Property companies (SPVs)3,304
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district