M26 4EA postcode in Radcliffe, Bury

M26 4EA is a postcode in Radcliffe, in the Radcliffe East 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 1994.

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 £200,000 Homes sold in M26 4, last 12 months. ▼ 7% on the year before Nearest station Kearsley 3.6 km in a straight line

Where M26 4EA is, and what is near it

Map of M26 4EA and what is near it Map of M26 4EA: its centre point, with the 198 other postcodes in the M26 4 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 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M26 4AA: also in M26 4M26 4AN: also in M26 4M26 4AX: also in M26 4M26 4BE: also in M26 4M26 4BG: also in M26 4M26 4BH: also in M26 4M26 4BJ: also in M26 4M26 4BL: also in M26 4M26 4BN: also in M26 4M26 4BP: also in M26 4M26 4BQ: also in M26 4M26 4BR: also in M26 4M26 4BS: also in M26 4M26 4BT: also in M26 4M26 4BU: also in M26 4M26 4BW: also in M26 4M26 4BY: also in M26 4M26 4DA: also in M26 4M26 4DB: also in M26 4M26 4DD: also in M26 4M26 4DE: also in M26 4M26 4DF: also in M26 4M26 4DG: also in M26 4M26 4DH: also in M26 4M26 4DJ: also in M26 4M26 4DL: also in M26 4M26 4DN: also in M26 4M26 4DP: also in M26 4M26 4DQ: also in M26 4M26 4DR: also in M26 4M26 4DS: also in M26 4M26 4DT: also in M26 4M26 4DU: also in M26 4M26 4DW: also in M26 4M26 4DX: also in M26 4M26 4DZ: also in M26 4M26 4EB: also in M26 4M26 4ED: also in M26 4M26 4EE: also in M26 4M26 4EF: also in M26 4M26 4EJ: also in M26 4M26 4EQ: also in M26 4M26 4ER: also in M26 4M26 4ES: also in M26 4M26 4ET: also in M26 4M26 4EW: also in M26 4M26 4EX: also in M26 4M26 4FA: also in M26 4M26 4FD: also in M26 4M26 4FJ: also in M26 4M26 4FR: also in M26 4M26 4FT: also in M26 4M26 4FU: also in M26 4M26 4GA: also in M26 4M26 4GN: also in M26 4M26 4GR: also in M26 4M26 4JP: also in M26 4M26 4JQ: also in M26 4M26 4JR: also in M26 4M26 4NL: also in M26 4M26 4PA: also in M26 4M26 4PB: also in M26 4M26 4PD: also in M26 4M26 4PF: also in M26 4M26 4PG: also in M26 4M26 4PJ: also in M26 4M26 4PL: also in M26 4M26 4PN: also in M26 4M26 4PP: also in M26 4M26 4PQ: also in M26 4M26 4PR: also in M26 4M26 4PW: also in M26 4M26 4PY: also in M26 4M26 4PZ: also in M26 4M26 4QA: also in M26 4M26 4QG: also in M26 4M26 4ST: also in M26 4M26 4SX: also in M26 4M26 4TA: also in M26 4M26 4TE: also in M26 4M26 4TF: also in M26 4M26 4TL: also in M26 4M26 4TN: also in M26 4M26 4TS: also in M26 4M26 4TW: also in M26 4M26 4UG: also in M26 4M26 4UH: also in M26 4M26 4WN: also in M26 4M26 4YA: also in M26 4 The Derby High School 2.6 kmKearsley station 3.6 kmFarnworth station 4.0 kmRadcliffe M26 4EA Map of M26 4EA and what is near it Map of M26 4EA: its centre point, with the 198 other postcodes in the M26 4 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 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Kearsley station 3.6 kmFarnworth station 4.0 kmRadcliffe North & Ainsworth M26 4EA
  • M26 4EA
  • Other postcodes in M26 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 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 53.5647, longitude -2.3333)

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 4EA?

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 4EA?

Every home and business at M26 4EA 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 4EA?

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 4EA 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 4EA.

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 4EA: 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 4EA 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 4EA?

Homes in M26 4 sold for a typical £200,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 97 sales, down 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£200,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£215,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £327,500 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £168,000 41 sales

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 4EA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in M26 4EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 July 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at M26 4EA

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at M26 4EA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near M26 4EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around M26 4EA. Over half of them (90%) 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 4EA

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 £2,271 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,703.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 740 (90%)£1,703
Band Babout 70 (9%)£1,987
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,271
Band Dfewer than 5£2,555
Band Efewer than 5£3,123
Band Ffewer than 5£3,691
Band Gwithheld£4,259
Band Hwithheld£5,110

When the homes were built

  1. 34% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

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 4EA is in (ONS area E01004996), 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 4EA?

The nearest open schools to M26 4EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M26 4EA, 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 4EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M26 4EA is Kearsley Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Kearsley Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Farnworth Rail Station Railway station 4.0 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.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Water Street, 46 m away.

More stations near M26 4EA, 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 4EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M26 4EA, 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 4EA?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M26 4EA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 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 4EA?

The nearest to the centre of M26 4EA, 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 4EA?

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 4EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M26 4EA, 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 4EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M26 4EA, 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 4EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of M26 4EA 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 4EA in a conservation area?

The centre of M26 4EA 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 4EA?

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 4EA. 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 4EA

Ward
Radcliffe East
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 1994

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

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