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BL8 1EH

Elton · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1ED 68 m
BL8 1HN 91 m
BL8 1PN 125 m
BL8 1DL 133 m
BL8 1HU 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL8 1EH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 1
Latitude
53.607250
Longitude
-2.316599
British National Grid easting
379,149
British National Grid northing
412,344

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
E00025117
Lower layer super output area
Bury 005C · E01004966
Middle layer super output area
Bury 005 · E02001023

Postcode source versions

Explore BL8

Property

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52 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Whitburn Drive, Bury, BL8 1EH 19 December 2024 £230,000
11, Whitburn Drive, Bury, BL8 1EH 9 August 2024 £230,000
18, Whitburn Drive, Bury, BL8 1EH 4 April 2023 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
46
Secondary
8

  1. Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    522 m

  2. Woodbank Primary School

    Academy converter

    666 m

  3. Elton Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    813 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

37 female, 37 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL8 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    570 m

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    1.8 km

  • WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    110 WALMERSLEY ROAD, BURY, BL9 6DX

    ODS code P83611

    2.0 km

  • PEEL GPS

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

    ODS code P83021

    2.2 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83015

    2.2 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P83005

    2.2 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    2.3 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    2.3 km

  • MILE LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    80 MILE LANE, BURY, BL8 2JR

    ODS code P83612

    2.5 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    2.6 km

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83620

    2.6 km

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

    4.3 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    4.6 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Holme Avenue

    BCT · Brandlesholme

    0.2 miles

  • Holme Avenue

    BCT · Brandlesholme

    0.2 miles

  • Garside Hey Road

    BCT · Brandlesholme

    0.2 miles

  • Garside Hey Road

    BCT · Brandlesholme

    0.2 miles

  • Hunstanton Drive

    BCT · Higher Woodhill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 005C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,449 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £222,500 from 6 recorded sales in BL8 1EH. 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 8 secondary schools. Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 522 m.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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