Merton Street, Bury

MyStreetCheck free street report: Merton Street, Bury · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bury-greater-manchester/merton-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BL8 1AW.

Average price (last 12 months)

£162,975

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£126,950

21 sales

Price range

£84k – £175k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

7 Jan 2026

BL8 1AW

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At a glance

House prices£163k average38% below the Bury average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkBury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold85% leaseholdAcross 27 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

21 property sales on Merton Street, Bury have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £162,975. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £127,076. That is 38% below the Bury average of £264,274 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 90% terraced, 10% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Merton Street range from £84,000 to £175,000. 15% of homes sold here were freehold and 85% leasehold. Of 216 streets in Bury with at least two sales in the last year, Merton Street ranks 177th for average price.

House prices on Merton Street compared

Merton Street£162,975

BL8 postcode area£280,870

Bury£264,274

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BL8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 15% freehold and 85% leasehold across 27 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	19	£127,076	7 Jan 2026
Semi-detached	2	£125,750	28 Mar 2023

Sold prices on Merton Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
31, Merton Street BL8 1AW	31 Mar 2026	£155,000	Terraced	Leasehold
24, Merton Street BL8 1AW	7 Jan 2026	£169,950	Terraced	Leasehold
17, Merton Street BL8 1AW	21 Nov 2025	£156,000	Terraced	Leasehold
Lodge Bank Works, Merton Street BL8 1AW	17 Oct 2025	£150,000	Other	Freehold
36, Merton Street BL8 1AW	2 May 2025	£142,500	Terraced	Leasehold
6, Merton Street BL8 1AW	14 Jun 2024	£160,000	Terraced	Leasehold
15, Merton Street BL8 1AW	28 Jul 2023	£164,500	Terraced	Leasehold
40, Merton Street BL8 1AW	28 Mar 2023	£153,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
46, Merton Street BL8 1AW	14 Feb 2023	£148,000	Terraced	Leasehold
41, Merton Street BL8 1AW	12 Aug 2022	£175,000	Terraced	Leasehold
22, Merton Street BL8 1AW	13 May 2022	£150,000	Terraced	Leasehold
13, Merton Street BL8 1AW	25 Feb 2022	£125,000	Terraced	Leasehold
6, Merton Street BL8 1AW	26 Jan 2022	£112,000	Terraced	Leasehold
42, Merton Street BL8 1AW	16 Dec 2021	£147,000	Terraced	Leasehold
19, Merton Street BL8 1AW	21 Sep 2021	£130,000	Terraced	Leasehold
46, Merton Street BL8 1AW	18 Dec 2020	£120,000	Terraced	Leasehold
40, Merton Street BL8 1AW	21 Aug 2020	£98,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
19, Merton Street BL8 1AW	1 Jul 2020	£77,000	Terraced	Leasehold
6, Merton Street BL8 1AW	13 Dec 2019	£95,000	Terraced	Leasehold
Lodge Bank Works, Merton Street BL8 1AW	16 Aug 2019	£190,000	Other	Freehold
37, Merton Street BL8 1AW	22 Feb 2019	£131,000	Terraced	Freehold
42, Merton Street BL8 1AW	11 Jan 2019	£122,500	Terraced	Leasehold
37, Merton Street BL8 1AW	6 Jun 2018	£84,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Merton Street BL8 1AW	20 Dec 2017	£86,000	Terraced	Leasehold
24, Merton Street BL8 1AW	2 Jun 2017	£103,000	Terraced	Leasehold
15, Merton Street BL8 1AW	16 Mar 2016	£91,500	Terraced	Leasehold
38, Merton Street BL8 1AW	25 Feb 2016	£91,500	Terraced	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
24, Merton Street	£103,000 (Jun 2017) → £169,950 (Jan 2026)	+65% over 9 yrs
Lodge Bank Works, Merton Street	£190,000 (Aug 2019) → £150,000 (Oct 2025)	-21% over 6 yrs
6, Merton Street	£86,000 (Dec 2017) → £95,000 (Dec 2019) → £112,000 (Jan 2022) → £160,000 (Jun 2024)	+86% over 6 yrs
15, Merton Street	£91,500 (Mar 2016) → £164,500 (Jul 2023)	+80% over 7 yrs
40, Merton Street	£98,500 (Aug 2020) → £153,000 (Mar 2023)	+55% over 3 yrs
46, Merton Street	£120,000 (Dec 2020) → £148,000 (Feb 2023)	+23% over 2 yrs
42, Merton Street	£122,500 (Jan 2019) → £147,000 (Dec 2021)	+20% over 3 yrs
19, Merton Street	£77,000 (Jul 2020) → £130,000 (Sep 2021)	+69% over 1 yr
37, Merton Street	£84,000 (Jun 2018) → £131,000 (Feb 2019)	+56% over under a year

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Schools near Merton Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Woodbank Primary School 295 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Elton Community Primary School 307 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Bury Grammar Schools 1,234 pupils	Other independent school	3–18	Report	0.6 mi
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 1,027 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Good Report	0.7 mi
The Elton High School 1,017 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School 357 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Mill School - Bury 65 pupils	Other independent special school	7–17	Report	0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

Hall i' th' Wood station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk
Bromley Cross station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk
Kearsley station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk
Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
Bury (Manchester Metrolink) 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Merton Street (nr, Crostons Road) 1 min walk
Whittle Street (opp, Tottington Road) 1 min walk
Whittle Street (nr, Tottington Road) 2 min walk
Woodhill Street (nr, Brandleshlme Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Woodbank Surgery
2 Hunstanton Drive, Bury · 0.5 mi
Townside Surgery
Townside Primary Care Centre, Knowsley Place, Bury · 0.7 mi
Ribblesdale Medical Practice
Townside Pcc - Knowsley Pl, Knowsley Street, Bury · 0.7 mi
Peel Gps
Townside Pcc, Knowsley Place, Bury · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Euro Garage Brandlesholme · 0.2 mi
Aldi Aldi Tottington Bury · 0.2 mi
Lidl Lidl Seddons Farm Bury · 0.3 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bury 131 Ainsworth Road · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

Futurecare Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Boots · 0.5 mi
Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Eye And Dental Clinic · 0.5 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	4 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	59.6%	62.5%
Private rented	29.2%	20.3%
Social rented	10.8%	17.1%
Households	839

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	16.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,853

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	96%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	97%	92%

Share of homes across Bury with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Merton Street

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Who lives around Merton Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Bury
White	88.1%	82.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	7%	10.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.3%	2.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2%	1.9%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	1.9%

Religion

	Here	Bury
Christian	52%	48.8%
No religion	35.9%	29.4%
Muslim	6.6%	9.9%
Not answered	4.9%	4.9%
Hindu	0.2%	0.5%
Jewish	0.2%	5.5%
Other religion	0.2%	–
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Bury
Born in the UK	91.4%	87.9%
Born outside the UK	8.6%	12.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Bury
Level 4 qualifications and above	27.8%	32.3%
No qualifications	20.4%	18.5%
Level 3 qualifications	19.6%	16.5%
Level 2 qualifications	14.3%	14.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.5%	9.7%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	5.6%
Other qualifications	2.8%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Bury
Very good health	46.5%	48.2%
Good health	33.4%	33%
Fair health	14.7%	13.3%
Bad health	4%	4.3%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Bury
1 car or van in household	48.9%	43.5%
No cars or vans in household	27.8%	22.1%
2 cars or vans in household	19.1%	27.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.3%	7.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Bury.

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