BL8 3GN

Tottington · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bury
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL8 3NB 84 m
BL8 3ND 97 m
BL8 3NH 98 m
BL8 3NA 118 m
BL8 3NL 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL8 3GN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 3
Latitude
53.615371
Longitude
-2.337883
British National Grid easting
377,745
British National Grid northing
413,254

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bury · E08000002
Parish or community
E43000156
Westminster constituency
Bury North · E14001144
Output area
E00025552
Lower layer super output area
Bury 003D · E01005049
Middle layer super output area
Bury 003 · E02001021

Postcode source versions

Explore BL8

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Albemarle Place, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3GN 29 November 2024 £345,000
4, Albemarle Place, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3GN 3 May 2019 £230,000
6, Albemarle Place, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3GN 15 September 2017 £238,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
41
Secondary
9
  1. Tottington High School

    Academy converter

    366 m
  2. Tottington Primary School

    Academy converter

    792 m
  3. Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.3% 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
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

15

within 5 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    245 m

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83620

    1.7 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    2.2 km

  • MILE LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    80 MILE LANE, BURY, BL8 2JR

    ODS code P83612

    3.1 km

  • WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    110 WALMERSLEY ROAD, BURY, BL9 6DX

    ODS code P83611

    3.6 km

  • PEEL GPS

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

    ODS code P83021

    3.8 km

  • RIBBLESDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P83015

    3.8 km

  • TOWNSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P83005

    3.8 km

  • KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    9-11 KNOWSLEY STREET, BURY, BL9 0ST

    ODS code P83024

    3.9 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    3.9 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    3.9 km

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    4.2 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    4.3 km

  • THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82018

    4.8 km

  • THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code P82001

    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

  • Robin Hood

    BCT · Tottington

    0.1 miles
  • Royds Street

    BCT · Tottington

    0.1 miles
  • Kirklees Street

    BCT · Tottington

    0.2 miles
  • Royds Street

    BCT · Tottington

    0.2 miles
  • Tottington High School

    BCT · Tottington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 003D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,050 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

Property market

The five-year median is £345,000 from 1 recorded sale in BL8 3GN. 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 9 secondary schools. Tottington High School is the nearest published school at 366 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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