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On Parr Fold, in Unsworth
What it's like at BL9 8JB: every home that has sold on Parr Fold 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Parr Fold; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 11 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Parr FoldDetached | Mar 2010 | £238,000 | 115 m² | £2,070/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Parr FoldDetached | Aug 2017 | £350,000 | 136 m² | £2,574/m² | 2 |
| 5, Parr FoldDetached | May 2019 | £350,000 | 127 m² | £2,756/m² | 1 |
| 6, Parr FoldDetached | Dec 1996 | £86,750 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Parr FoldSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £221,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Parr FoldDetached | Apr 2001 | £123,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Parr FoldDetached | Feb 2017 | £232,500 | 114 m² | £2,039/m² | 2 |
| 20a, Parr FoldDetached | Nov 2020 | £185,000 | 58 m² | £3,190/m² | 1 |
| 22, Parr FoldDetached | Aug 2017 | £455,000 | 287 m² | £1,585/m² | 1 |
| 24, Parr FoldDetached | Apr 2023 | £531,000 | 193 m² | £2,751/m² | 3 |
| 26, Parr FoldDetached | Apr 1995 | £115,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Whitefield Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km). The nearest rail station is Clifton (Manchester), 4.5 km away, with 1k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Montgomery Drive, 50 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 97, 890, 889); 26 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Unsworth Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 82% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Unsworth Academy, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 45.4 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Our Lady's RC High School (4.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (13.1 km) and Urmston Grammar Academy (13.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Cooperative, 200 m away; Berrys of Unsworth (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Unsworth Medical Centre (550 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Nails 4 U is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 4.7 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Arisea Kitchen & Bar is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and O'Marleys Queen Anne the nearest pub (850 m).
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Sunny Bank Wood, 350 m away; for exercise, The Gym (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 23 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
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.
23 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 South constituency: Christian Wakeford MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 9,361 (22.2%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 46%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 16%, Green Party 6%.
7 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 8JB →
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" Parr Fold in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 7 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 | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 93.7% | 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: Formby · about 50 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 57 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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