M26 3BT postcode in Radcliffe, Bury

M26 3BT is a postcode in Radcliffe, in the Radcliffe West ward of Bury. It is in the Bury South parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since May 2011.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bury: 94% Typical price £210,000 Homes sold in M26 3, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Kearsley 3.3 km in a straight line

Where M26 3BT is, and what is near it

Map of M26 3BT and what is near it Map of M26 3BT: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the M26 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M26 3AA: also in M26 3M26 3AB: also in M26 3M26 3AD: also in M26 3M26 3AG: also in M26 3M26 3AH: also in M26 3M26 3AN: also in M26 3M26 3AP: also in M26 3M26 3AQ: also in M26 3M26 3AR: also in M26 3M26 3AS: also in M26 3M26 3AT: also in M26 3M26 3AU: also in M26 3M26 3AW: also in M26 3M26 3AX: also in M26 3M26 3AY: also in M26 3M26 3AZ: also in M26 3M26 3BA: also in M26 3M26 3BB: also in M26 3M26 3BD: also in M26 3M26 3BE: also in M26 3M26 3BF: also in M26 3M26 3BH: also in M26 3M26 3BJ: also in M26 3M26 3BP: also in M26 3M26 3BR: also in M26 3M26 3BS: also in M26 3M26 3BW: also in M26 3M26 3BX: also in M26 3M26 3BY: also in M26 3M26 3BZ: also in M26 3M26 3DA: also in M26 3M26 3DD: also in M26 3M26 3DE: also in M26 3M26 3DH: also in M26 3M26 3DS: also in M26 3M26 3DT: also in M26 3M26 3DU: also in M26 3M26 3DW: also in M26 3M26 3DX: also in M26 3M26 3DY: also in M26 3M26 3ED: also in M26 3M26 3EH: also in M26 3M26 3EP: also in M26 3M26 3FN: also in M26 3M26 3GL: also in M26 3M26 3GN: also in M26 3M26 3GP: also in M26 3M26 3GQ: also in M26 3M26 3GW: also in M26 3M26 3GX: also in M26 3M26 3JW: also in M26 3M26 3QH: also in M26 3M26 3QN: also in M26 3M26 3QP: also in M26 3M26 3QW: also in M26 3M26 3QZ: also in M26 3M26 3RL: also in M26 3M26 3RN: also in M26 3M26 3RP: also in M26 3M26 3RR: also in M26 3M26 3RU: also in M26 3M26 3RW: also in M26 3M26 3RX: also in M26 3M26 3RY: also in M26 3M26 3RZ: also in M26 3M26 3SB: also in M26 3M26 3SF: also in M26 3M26 3SJ: also in M26 3M26 3SL: also in M26 3M26 3SQ: also in M26 3M26 3SS: also in M26 3M26 3ST: also in M26 3M26 3SW: also in M26 3M26 3SY: also in M26 3M26 3SZ: also in M26 3M26 3TB: also in M26 3M26 3TD: also in M26 3M26 3TE: also in M26 3M26 3TF: also in M26 3M26 3TZ: also in M26 3M26 3UQ: also in M26 3M26 3UX: also in M26 3M26 3UY: also in M26 3M26 3WQ: also in M26 3M26 3XP: also in M26 3M26 3XW: also in M26 3M26 3YZ: also in M26 3 School 600 mPhilips High School 2.7 kmKearsley station 3.3 kmFarnworth station 3.8 kmRadcliffe West M26 3BT Map of M26 3BT and what is near it Map of M26 3BT: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the M26 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Philips High School 2.7 kmRadcliffe West M26 3BT
  • M26 3BT
  • Other postcodes in M26 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5595, longitude -2.3330)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after M26 3BT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at M26 3BT?

Every home and business at M26 3BT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bury: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bury: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Bury.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at M26 3BT?

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is M26 3BT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include M26 3BT.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Bury

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for M26 3BT: 2,447 properties in Bury are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Bury

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of M26 3BT is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near M26 3BT?

Homes in M26 3 sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 90 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£210,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £320,000 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £213,750 36 sales
  • Terraced £165,000 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole M26 district: a typical £200,000 from 348 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in M26 3BT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in M26 3BT from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near M26 3BT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around M26 3BT. Over half of them (78%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (34%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around M26 3BT

Band D in Bury for 2026‑27: £2,555. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,703 (band A) to £2,555 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,703.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 830 (78%)£1,703
Band Babout 80 (8%)£1,987
Band Cabout 130 (12%)£2,271
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,555
Band Ewithheld£3,123
Band Ffewer than 5£3,691
Band Gfewer than 5£4,259
Band Hwithheld£5,110

When the homes were built

  1. 34% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 21% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bury before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of M26 3BT is in (ONS area E01005008), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near M26 3BT?

The nearest open schools to M26 3BT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M26 3BT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to M26 3BT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M26 3BT is Kearsley Rail Station, 3.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Kearsley Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Farnworth Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 850 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Blackburn Street, 344 m away.

More stations near M26 3BT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near M26 3BT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M26 3BT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near M26 3BT?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M26 3BT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle
  • Be.EV Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near M26 3BT?

The nearest to the centre of M26 3BT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to M26 3BT?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near M26 3BT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M26 3BT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near M26 3BT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M26 3BT, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near M26 3BT?

The nearest vets to the centre of M26 3BT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is M26 3BT in a conservation area?

The centre of M26 3BT is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near M26 3BT?

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for M26 3BT. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for M26 3BT

Ward
Radcliffe West
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Radcliffe
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
May 2011

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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