325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Besses

Ward · E05014152

Ward
Besses
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Country
England
Constituency
Bury South
Police
Greater Manchester

House prices

£394k£197k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £315k -13% +343% -26%
Semi-detached £280k +5.3% +419% +0%
Terraced £220k +13% +464% -11%
Flat £138k +5.8% +307% -42%

Median sale prices in Besses from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £961
1 bed £681
2 bed £880
3 bed £1,054
4+ bed £1,556

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 7
Violence & sexual offences 6
Burglary 1
Anti-social behaviour 1

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
THE BIRCHES MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.0 mi
THE UPLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 1.1 mi
GREYLAND MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.5 mi
THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.1 mi
UNSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.1 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Besses o'th'barn (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/tram 0.8 mi
Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/tram 0.9 mi
Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/tram 0.9 mi
Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/tram 0.9 mi
Besses o'th'barn (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/tram 0.9 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 99.3%
Gigabit 92.5%
Full fibre (FTTP) 89.8%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 94.6%
Indoor voice (all) 96.0%
5G outdoor (any) 99.8%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Besses
average (lo–hi)
Overall35% (6–79)
Income34% (4–77)
Employment30% (2–72)
Education39% (11–74)
Health29% (4–63)
Crime28% (7–65)
Housing & services89% (73–99)
Living environment44% (10–61)

Your MP

Christian Wakeford MP

Labour

Bury South

christian.wakeford.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.christianwakeford.org.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Park 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.5 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.5 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Heaton Park Reservoir Pumping Station II 1.0 mi
Besses United Reformed Church Including All Associated Buildings on Island Site II 1.0 mi
Unsworth War Memorial II 1.1 mi
Broxups II 1.3 mi
Church of St Margaret Holy Rood II 1.1 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 9,622
Total registered 10,590
Dormant 158
New (last year) 1,812
New (last 5 years) 5,346

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 8
PM10 14
NO₂ 17
NOₓ 24

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 1
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian —
Cyclist —

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 1,021,300,000
Cars & taxis 784,200,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,517

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 14.5%
Aged 16–64 67.7%
Aged 65+ 17.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 84.5%
Asian 8.4%
Black 3.0%
Mixed 2.3%
Other 1.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 87.0%
Social rented 2.5%
Private rented 10.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 21.4%
Semi-detached 66.1%
Terraced 10.9%
Flat / maisonette 1.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 11.9%
1 car or van 47.0%
2+ cars or vans 41.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 67.3%
Unemployed 2.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 14.0%
Degree or above 36.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 65.3%
Smoking prevalence 10.8%
Infant mortality 5.2

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.