Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Bury?

Across Bury, 94% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 93% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Bury?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,555 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Bury are at risk of flooding?

Across Bury, the Environment Agency puts 1,811 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 296 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Bury the Environment Agency counts 2,447 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.5% of all its properties), 2,138 at medium risk (2.2%) and 7,223 at low risk (7.4%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Bury

• BL0 postcode district412 of its 564 postcodes in use are in Bury.
• BL2 postcode district99 of its 1,152 postcodes in use are in Bury.
• BL3 postcode district1 of its 1,387 postcodes in use is in Bury.
• BL8 postcode district1,000 of its 1,009 postcodes in use are in Bury.
• BL9 postcode district1,261 of its 1,333 postcodes in use are in Bury.
• M7 postcode district7 of its 779 postcodes in use are in Bury.
• M8 postcode district9 of its 803 postcodes in use are in Bury.
• M24 postcode district17 of its 1,269 postcodes in use are in Bury.
• M25 postcode district785 of its 786 postcodes in use are in Bury.
• M26 postcode district766 of its 863 postcodes in use are in Bury.
• M45 postcode districtAll 646 of its postcodes in use are in Bury.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Bury.