Ainsworth
Ainsworth, in Bury. What stands out most here is deprivation decile: at 6 it is in the fifth least deprived tenth of England, measured across this neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people).
Planning designations: Conservation area, Article 4 direction, Green belt — the centre postcode. These cover the centre point, not necessarily the whole area.
Recorded crimes: 1 — within about a mile of the centre. Street-level offences reported in March 2026. A count, not a rate — the police publish no population for this area, so it cannot be compared with a bigger or smaller place.
Rivers and sea flood risk: not in an at-risk band — the centre postcode. England only, indicative, by 50 m cell, rivers and sea only. It says nothing about surface water.
GP practices used by this neighbourhood: 38 — this neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people). Most use Mile Lane Health Centre (28%). Where neighbours are registered — not a catchment, and not a guarantee of a place.
We could not show these: census. They either did not answer or are not published for this area — a gap in our data, not a finding about this place.
Rankings and orderings on this page are ours; every figure belongs to the publisher named beside it.
Is Ainsworth a nice place to live?
That depends on what you need from a place, so we don't give Ainsworth a score. These are the official figures people usually weigh, for the neighbourhood around its centre, compared with England wherever the comparison is fair.
Is Ainsworth safe?
On the government's crime measure (the Indices of Deprivation 2025), the neighbourhood at the centre of Ainsworth is in decile 4 of 10 — more crime than the middle of England. Decile 1 is the tenth of neighbourhoods with the most crime, decile 10 the tenth with the least. Police recorded 1 street-level crimes within about a mile of the centre in March 2026: a count, not a rate, so it does not compare places of different sizes.
What does it cost to live in Ainsworth?
Homes sold for a median of £195,000 over the last year (43 homes sold in Ainsworth, HM Land Registry). That is the middle of what happened to sell, not a valuation.
Is Ainsworth good for families?
There are 64 open schools within 3 miles of the centre (54 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through). The nearest is Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School, 0.1 miles away; each school's own Ofsted report is linked further down this page. On the government's education and skills measure, which counts the qualifications of children and adults who live there, the neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 — more qualifications and skills than the middle of England.
Health and doctors in Ainsworth
On the government's health measure, which counts early deaths, illness and disability, the neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 — around the middle of England for health. People in this neighbourhood are registered with 38 GP practices; most use Mile Lane Health Centre (28%). The nearest acute hospital is Bolton Royal Hospital, 3.8 miles away in a straight line.
What is the neighbourhood like?
Overall, the neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, where 1 is England's most deprived tenth and 10 the least. It describes the area, never the people in it. For living environment, which counts the condition of homes, air quality and road accidents, it is in decile 2 of 10 — among the fifth of England's neighbourhoods with the poorest living environment. The centre is not in a rivers-and-sea flood risk band (Environment Agency; surface water is a separate risk). Planning designations at the centre: Conservation area, Article 4 direction, Green belt.
The figures describe the neighbourhood around the centre (BL2 5RA), not every street in Ainsworth. For your own street, look up your postcode on the StreetOwl dashboard.
The figures
Figures are shown against their own scale, or against the England figure beside them. These are a reading aid, not a rating — StreetOwl does not score places.
| Measure | Here | England | What it covers, and who publishes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deprivation decile (1 = England's most deprived tenth) | 6in the fifth least deprived tenth of England | 5.5 | this neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people) Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG 1 = the most deprived tenth of England, 10 = the least. It describes the neighbourhood, never the people in it. |
| Planning designations | Conservation area, Article 4 direction, Green belt | — | the centre postcode planning.data.gov.uk these cover the centre point, not necessarily the whole area. |
| Recorded crimes | 1 | — | within about a mile of the centre police.uk street-level offences reported in March 2026. A count, not a rate — the police publish no population for this area, so it cannot be compared with a bigger or smaller place. |
| Rivers and sea flood risk | not in an at-risk band | — | the centre postcode Environment Agency NaFRA2 England only, indicative, by 50 m cell, rivers and sea only. It says nothing about surface water. |
| GP practices used by this neighbourhood | 38 | — | this neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people) NHS England, patients registered at a GP practice Most use Mile Lane Health Centre (28%). Where neighbours are registered — not a catchment, and not a guarantee of a place. |
| Miles to the nearest acute hospital | 3.8 | — | straight-line distance from the centre NHS England, with NHS ODS site locations Bolton Royal Hospital, run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Straight-line, not a journey time, and the nearest site is not always the one you would be taken to. |
| Major infrastructure projects nearby | 1 | — | centred within 9 miles of the centre Planning Inspectorate NSIP register Airports, power stations, reservoirs, major roads and the like. Each project is recorded at a single point, so one counted here may be centred some way off. |
| Planning applications nearby | 1 | — | within 600 m of the centre Council planning registers via PlanIt recently listed on the council's own register. A count of applications, not of approvals. |
| Median sold price, last 24 months | £195,000 | — | 43 homes sold in Ainsworth HM Land Registry Price Paid Data Houses, flats and bungalows only — shops and land are excluded. A median of what happened to sell, which a year heavy on large houses will lift. Not a valuation. |
| Renewable energy schemes nearby | none on the register | — | within 1.9 miles of the centre DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database Wind, solar, hydro and battery schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Counts schemes refused or withdrawn too, so it is what has been proposed here, not what is running. |
| Schools within 3 miles | 64 | — | within 3 miles of the centre DfE Get Information About Schools 54 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through. Open schools only. Each school listed below links to its own Ofsted report; the Schools tile on the dashboard shows each school's latest inspection for a postcode. |
Schools nearest the centre
Ofsted stopped publishing an overall grade in the register we hold, so each school below links to its own Ofsted report page, where the current judgement is.
| School | Phase | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles |
| Lowercroft Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles |
| Greenhill Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles |
| Red Lane Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles |
| Harwood Meadows Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles |
| Blackshaw Primary School | Primary | 1.2 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe | Primary | 1.3 miles |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.3 miles |
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Figures describe the geography stated against them — a neighbourhood, a council or a point — and not the whole of Ainsworth. Built 2026-10-31.