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On Bury Old Road, in Prestwich East
What it's like at M25 1JA: every home that has sold on Bury Old 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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9 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 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 Bury Old Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 200 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 263, Bury Old RoadTerraced | Jun 2003 | £52,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265, Bury Old RoadOther | May 2018 | £100,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 277, Bury Old RoadOther | Nov 2021 | £220,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 281, Bury Old RoadOther | Mar 2019 | £335,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 303, Bury Old RoadTerraced | Feb 2003 | £98,000 | 184 m² | £533/m² | 1 |
| 305, Bury Old RoadTerraced | Apr 2004 | £36,000 | 60 m² | £600/m² | 1 |
| 307, Bury Old RoadFlat | Mar 2022 | £260,000 | 51 m² | £5,098/m² | 1 |
| 309, Bury Old RoadTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2025 | £260,000 | 53 m² | £4,906/m² | 2 |
| 311, Bury Old RoadTerraced | Nov 2014 | £155,000 | 116 m² | £1,336/m² | 1 |
| 313, Bury Old RoadTerraced | Mar 2018 | £150,000 | 44 m² | £3,409/m² | 1 |
| 315, Bury Old RoadOther | Mar 2015 | £242,525 | – | – | 1 |
The nearest station is Heaton Park Metrolink stop, a few minutes' walk (250 m). The nearest rail station is Clifton (Manchester), 3.3 km away, with 1k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Kenyon Lane, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 135, 90, 894, 900); 56 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Hilda's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 50% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy (1.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 50.4 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Our Lady's RC High School (3.6 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (10 km) and Urmston Grammar Academy (10.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 800 m away, with Premier Off Licence closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whittaker Lane Med Centre (500 m), with Dennis Gore Chemists the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, World Cut is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is North Manchester General Hospital, 3.2 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
L'Aquila is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Ostrich Hotel the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 5% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 48% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Whittaker Lane Grass Patch, 550 m away; for exercise, Treetop Trek Manchester (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 20 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% 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.
27 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Heaton Park Congregational Church | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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%.
15 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 M25 1JA →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Bury Old Road in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 1 of 138 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 15 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.6% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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 49 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 55 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.