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On Mountbatten Close, in Unsworth
What it's like at BL9 8PU: every home that has sold on Mountbatten Close 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 Mountbatten Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 20 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Mountbatten CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2011 | £185,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Mountbatten CloseSemi-detached | Mar 1996 | £87,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Jul 2021 | £250,000 | 74 m² | £3,378/m² | 1 |
| 7, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Sept 2003 | £153,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Mountbatten CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2007 | £212,500 | 77 m² | £2,760/m² | 1 |
| 9, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Sept 2015 | £285,000 | 146 m² | £1,952/m² | 1 |
| 12, Mountbatten CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £340,000 | 72 m² | £4,722/m² | 3 |
| 14, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Jan 2014 | £159,950 | 66 m² | £2,423/m² | 1 |
| 19, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Jul 2012 | £165,000 | 69 m² | £2,391/m² | 1 |
| 20, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Oct 2016 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, Mountbatten CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2000 | £86,000 | 68 m² | £1,265/m² | 1 |
| 22, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Jun 2015 | £179,950 | 67 m² | £2,686/m² | 1 |
| 23, Mountbatten CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £337,000 | 93 m² | £3,624/m² | 1 |
| 24, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Sept 2018 | £235,000 | 75 m² | £3,133/m² | 2 |
| 28, Mountbatten CloseTerraced | Feb 2019 | £301,000 | 85 m² | £3,541/m² | 2 |
| 30, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Oct 2014 | £212,500 | 100 m² | £2,125/m² | 1 |
| 32, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Jul 2024 | £555,000 | 188 m² | £2,952/m² | 1 |
| 34, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Nov 2015 | £270,000 | 82 m² | £3,293/m² | 2 |
| 36, Mountbatten CloseDetached | Sept 2013 | £170,000 | 68 m² | £2,500/m² | 1 |
| 40, Mountbatten CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £292,000 | 68 m² | £4,294/m² | 2 |
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 (1.6 km). The nearest rail station is Clifton (Manchester), 4.8 km away, with 1k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Harris Drive, 100 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 95, 94, 900, 894); 33 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Mersey Drive Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Unsworth Academy, 400 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 Premier Parr Lane, 300 m away; Berrys of Unsworth (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Unsworth Medical Centre (350 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Nails 4 U is 1.6 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 (250 m), and O'Marleys Queen Anne the nearest pub (650 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, 600 m away; for exercise, The Gym (1.1 km).
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.
22 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%.
6 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 8PU →
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" Mountbatten Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 16 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 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% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.6% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.9% | 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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