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On The Drive, in Walmersley & Limefield
What it's like at BL9 5DG: every home that has sold on The Drive since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on The Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 34 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, The DriveDetached | Nov 2016 | £245,000 | 82 m² | £2,988/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, The DriveOther | Nov 2022 | £262,000 | 105 m² | £2,495/m² | 1 |
| 7, The DriveSemi-detached | Feb 2017 | £275,000 | 152 m² | £1,809/m² | 1 |
| 8, The DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £330,000 | 122 m² | £2,705/m² | 2 |
| 9, The DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £265,000 | 115 m² | £2,304/m² | 2 |
| 10, The DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £312,500 | 119 m² | £2,626/m² | 3 |
| 16, The DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £215,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 17, The DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £80,671 | – | – | 2 |
| 18, The DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2004 | £172,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 19, The DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2000 | £111,000 | 164 m² | £677/m² | 1 |
| 21, The DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2014 | £205,000 | 137 m² | £1,496/m² | 1 |
| 22, The DriveDetached | Feb 2017 | £415,000 | 187 m² | £2,219/m² | 3 |
| 24, The DriveSemi-detached | May 2003 | £146,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 27, The DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £400,000 | 135 m² | £2,963/m² | 3 |
| 29, The DriveDetached | Feb 2013 | £257,000 | 162 m² | £1,586/m² | 1 |
| 30, The DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £344,650 | 135 m² | £2,553/m² | 1 |
| 32, The DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £290,000 | 132 m² | £2,197/m² | 4 |
| 34, The DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £310,000 | 106 m² | £2,925/m² | 3 |
| 37, The DriveSemi-detached | May 2021 | £630,000 | 460 m² | £1,370/m² | 2 |
| 37a, The DriveDetached | Jun 2001 | £147,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 39, The DriveDetached | Dec 2002 | £320,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 42, The DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £285,000 | 136 m² | £2,096/m² | 3 |
| 46, The DriveDetached | Nov 2012 | £245,000 | 237 m² | £1,034/m² | 1 |
| 48, The DriveDetached | Mar 2021 | £443,500 | 224 m² | £1,980/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bury Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km). The nearest rail station is Bromley Cross, 7.7 km away, with 312k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is The Drive, 150 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 472, 481, 483, 487); 38 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St John with St Mark CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 43% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Hazel Wood High School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 35.7 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (9.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 300 m away; The Top Chop Butchers (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Walmersley Road Medical Practice (800 m), with Strachan'S Chemist the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Kutting Korner is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 3.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Chatterbox Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Brown Cow the nearest pub (850 m).
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 192 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Clarence Park, 600 m away; for exercise, JD Gyms (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 29 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
25 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bury North constituency: Mr James Frith MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,944 (15.3%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 16%, Workers Party of Britain 4%.
30 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BL9 5DG →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" The Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 23 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.8% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.8% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Blackpool South · about 51 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 60 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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