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On Middleton Close, in Black Lane
What it's like at M26 4JU: every home that has sold on Middleton 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 Middleton Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 7, Middleton CloseDetached | Aug 2025 | £280,000 | 124 m² | £2,258/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Middleton CloseDetached | Apr 2026 | £297,500 | 81 m² | £3,673/m² | 4 |
| 12, Middleton CloseDetached | Nov 2015 | £175,000 | 85 m² | £2,059/m² | 1 |
| 15, Middleton CloseDetached | Feb 2026 | £181,000 | 83 m² | £2,181/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Radcliffe Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km). The nearest rail station is Farnworth, 4.6 km away, with 51k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Bury and Bolton Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes 98, 899, 886, 895); 34 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Derby High School, 2.2 km away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (13.4 km) and Stretford Grammar School (14.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Spar, 600 m away; JYW Global (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mile Lane Health Centre (950 m), with Mile Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, The Hair Hut is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Bolton Hospital, 6.3 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Toby Carvery Ainsworth is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Black Bull Bury the nearest pub (1.1 km).
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 18% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Wellington Barracks Playing Fields, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Elton Vale Sports Centre (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 25 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.
7 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%.
5 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 M26 4JU →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Middleton Close in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 54 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 61 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.7% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 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.
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