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On Walmersley Road, in Walmersley & Limefield
What it's like at BL9 5LE: every home that has sold on Walmersley Road 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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2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 8 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Walmersley Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
52 of the 417 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| 833, Walmersley RoadDetached | May 2026 | £334,000 | 104 m² | £3,212/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 839, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2013 | £190,000 | 100 m² | £1,900/m² | 3 |
| 841, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2006 | £198,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 843, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Jul 2006 | £215,000 | 86 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| 845, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2015 | £182,000 | 85 m² | £2,141/m² | 1 |
| 847, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Jan 1999 | £54,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 851, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2018 | £260,000 | 139 m² | £1,871/m² | 3 |
| 853, Walmersley RoadDetached | Oct 2014 | £160,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 859, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2005 | £207,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 861, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2009 | £210,000 | 89 m² | £2,360/m² | 1 |
| 863, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2025 | £380,000 | 95 m² | £4,000/m² | 4 |
| 865, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £285,000 | 84 m² | £3,393/m² | 1 |
| 867, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2007 | £279,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 869, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2002 | £156,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 873, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2011 | £209,000 | 96 m² | £2,177/m² | 3 |
| 875, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2001 | £75,101 | 115 m² | £653/m² | 1 |
| 879, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2012 | £177,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 881, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | May 2003 | £165,000 | 113 m² | £1,460/m² | 2 |
| 883, Walmersley RoadOther | Sept 2024 | £330,000 | 127 m² | £2,598/m² | 4 |
| 887, Walmersley RoadDetached | Dec 2018 | £575,000 | 233 m² | £2,468/m² | 4 |
| 893, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Apr 1999 | £125,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 897, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £360,000 | 104 m² | £3,462/m² | 2 |
| 899, Walmersley RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £420,000 | 138 m² | £3,043/m² | 3 |
| 907, Walmersley RoadDetached · company-owned | Sept 2025 | £410,000 | 120 m² | £3,417/m² | 1 |
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 drive away (3.7 km). The nearest rail station is Bromley Cross, 7.5 km away, with 312k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Rowlands Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 474, 483, 481); 30 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Springside Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Woodhey High School, 2.5 km away; Attainment 8: 47.3 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (9.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 1.8 km away, with Walmersley Food & Booze closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Garden City Medical Centre (2.2 km), with Manor Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.0 km).
For a haircut, Pazzazz is 2.0 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.
Falshaws Farm Shop is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Hark to Dandler the nearest pub (500 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 Burrs Country Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Ramsbottom Fitness Centre (3.2 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.
5 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%.
21 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 5LE →
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" Walmersley Road in the last 12 months.
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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 2 of 297 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 35 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% | 1.1% |
| 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.