BL9 5ER
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Property report — BL9 5ER
Open-data due diligence for BL9 5ER and the area around it.
BL9 5ER in brief: 32 recorded sales (£32,000–£417,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL9 5ER itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL9 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£428,585
Population
17,811
Crimes recorded
3
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
76%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL9 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (15 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | £417,000 | HILLCREST WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-09 | £210,000 | 475 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-12-20 | £150,000 | 487 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-09-30 | £287,000 | 499 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-10-14 | £173,000 | 473 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-11-30 | £153,000 | 479 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-09-30 | £155,000 | 481 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-09-21 | £125,000 | 477 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-01-30 | £186,000 | 489 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-09-09 | £155,000 | 499 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-09-01 | £138,000 | 473 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-07-01 | £127,000 | 475 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2015-12-14 | £95,000 | 485 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-12-19 | £115,000 | 479 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-10-15 | £207,500 | HILLCREST WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-08-16 | £175,000 | 489 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-09-08 | £122,000 | 473 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-02-15 | £130,000 | 475 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-11-23 | £158,000 | 491 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-20 | £145,000 | 495 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-13 | £112,000 | 475 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-10-06 | £93,952 | 477 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-09-13 | £145,370 | 489 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-15 | £78,000 | 487 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-06-21 | £94,500 | 497 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-08 | £120,000 | RIVERSDALE WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-08-03 | £80,000 | 493 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-19 | £82,000 | 491 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-04-23 | £40,000 | 481 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-06-12 | £32,000 | 481 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-03-20 | £49,500 | 497 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-30 | £45,500 | 475 WALMERSLEY ROAD | Terraced |
32 recorded sales on BL9 5ER. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springside Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Chesham Primary Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Inadequate (2023) |
| St John with St Mark CofE Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Old Hall Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WOODBANK SURGERY (0.9 mi) · WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.0 mi) · HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: FAIRFIELD GEN HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.8 mi) · FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE LEA (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CALROWS FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · BALDINGSTONE HOUSE (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: STRACHAN'S CHEMIST (0.8 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · BURY PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) (1.4 mi) · Bury (Manchester Metrolink) (1.6 mi) · Ramsbottom (East Lancashire Railway) (2.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.1 mi) · Aldi (1.3 mi) · Aaron Grocers (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 7,479
Owned 66% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL9 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL9 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL9 5ER in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBL9 | SectorBL9 5 | PostcodeBL9 5ER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £271,774 | £428,585 | £137,385 |
| Population | 66,675 | 17,811 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 3 | — | — |
| Schools | 30 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 86% | 76% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 93% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL9 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.