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BL8 3AS

Tottington · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Tottington
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL8 3TA 81 m
BL8 3AU 93 m
BL8 3AX 102 m
BL8 3AY 132 m
BL8 3TB 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL8 3AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 3
Latitude
53.602656
Longitude
-2.336648
British National Grid easting
377,820
British National Grid northing
411,839

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bury · E08000002
Electoral ward
Tottington · E05014167
Parish or community
E43000156
Westminster constituency
Bury North · E14001144
Output area
E00025570
Lower layer super output area
Bury 006E · E01005053
Middle layer super output area
Bury 006 · E02001024

Postcode source versions

Explore BL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
50
Secondary
9

  1. Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    150 m

  2. The Elton High School

    Community school

    599 m

  3. Tottington Primary School

    Academy converter

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

8 female, 31 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
39.0
BL8 3 residents
7,780

Age bands in BL8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,331 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

870 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,850 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

2,444 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,800 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL8 3 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
50%
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

18

within 5 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    1.4 km

  • MILE LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    80 MILE LANE, BURY, BL8 2JR

    ODS code P83612

    1.7 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    1.9 km

  • PEEL GPS

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

    ODS code P83021

    2.8 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83015

    2.8 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P83005

    2.8 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    2.9 km

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83620

    3.0 km

  • WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    110 WALMERSLEY ROAD, BURY, BL9 6DX

    ODS code P83611

    3.1 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    3.3 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    3.9 km

  • THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BREIGHTMENT HEALTH CENTRE, BREIGHTMET FOLD LANE, BREIGHTMET, BOLTON, BL2 6NT

    ODS code P82018

    3.9 km

  • THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP

    BREIGHTMET HEALTH CENTRE, BREIGHTMET FOLD LANE, BREIGHTMET, BOLTON, BL2 6NT

    ODS code P82001

    3.9 km

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    4.1 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    4.5 km

  • BLACKFORD HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CROFT LANE, HOLLINS, BURY, BL9 8QA

    ODS code P83009

    4.7 km

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83007

    4.8 km

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83603

    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

  • Moyse Avenue

    BCT · Walshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Walshaw War Memorial

    BCT · Walshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Walshaw War Memorial

    BCT · Walshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Scobell Street

    BCT · Walshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Walshaw War Memorial

    BCT · Walshaw

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 006E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,663 of 33,755

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

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 9 secondary schools. Christ Church CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 150 m.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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