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BL8 1BD

Elton · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bury
Ward
Elton
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL8 1BH 76 m
BL8 1AT 90 m
BL8 1BJ 94 m
BL8 1BE 99 m
BL8 1UX 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL8 1BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 1
Latitude
53.600274
Longitude
-2.306543
British National Grid easting
379,811
British National Grid northing
411,565

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bury · E08000002
Electoral ward
Elton · E05014155
Parish or community
E43000156
Westminster constituency
Bury North · E14001144
Output area
E00025139
Lower layer super output area
Bury 005A · E01004961
Middle layer super output area
Bury 005 · E02001023

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Woodhill Road, Bury, BL8 1BD 29 June 2026 £245,000
25, Woodhill Road, Bury, BL8 1BD 17 June 2026 £155,000
36, Woodhill Road, Bury, BL8 1BD 19 October 2023 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
45
Secondary
9

  1. Woodbank Primary School

    Academy converter

    357 m

  2. Elton Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    679 m

  3. St John with St Mark CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    797 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 2
  • Robbery 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
102

48 female, 54 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
2.3
BL8 1 residents
12,572

Age bands in BL8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,313 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,302 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

3,264 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

3,426 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

2,604 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL8 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    556 m

  • WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    110 WALMERSLEY ROAD, BURY, BL9 6DX

    ODS code P83611

    1.1 km

  • PEEL GPS

    TOWNSIDE PCC, KNOWSLEY PLACE, KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0SN

    ODS code P83021

    1.2 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TOWNSIDE PCC - KNOWSLEY PL, KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0SN

    ODS code P83015

    1.2 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

    TOWNSIDE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, KNOWSLEY PLACE, BURY, BL9 0SN

    ODS code P83005

    1.2 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    1.3 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    1.4 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    1.9 km

  • MILE LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    80 MILE LANE, BURY, BL8 2JR

    ODS code P83612

    2.4 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    2.8 km

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

    3.3 km

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A GARDEN CITY, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9TN

    ODS code P83620

    3.6 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    4.1 km

  • HEADY HILL SURGERY

    114 BURY NEW ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 4RG

    ODS code P86602

    4.4 km

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83007

    4.6 km

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

    RADCLIFFE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83603

    4.6 km

  • HEYWOOD HEALTH

    ARGYLE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, 141 ARGYLE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 3SD

    ODS code P86016

    4.7 km

  • UNSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR LANE, UNSWORTH, BURY, BL9 8JR

    ODS code P83011

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Logwood Avenue

    BCT · Woodhill

    0.1 miles

  • Logwood Avenue

    BCT · Woodhill

    0.1 miles

  • Lichfield Drive

    BCT · Higher Woodhill

    0.1 miles

  • Woodhill Street

    BCT · Woodhill

    0.1 miles

  • Lichfield Drive

    BCT · Higher Woodhill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 005A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,659 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
11
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £230,000 from 4 recorded sales in BL8 1BD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bury is £238,446 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

67 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 9 secondary schools. Woodbank Primary School is the nearest published school at 357 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.