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BL8 4JJ

Ramsbottom · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ramsbottom
Local authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL8 4LD 435 m
BL8 4LB 441 m
BL8 4LG 756 m
BL8 4JH 769 m
BL8 4LQ 841 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL8 4JJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 4
Latitude
53.639522
Longitude
-2.359675
British National Grid easting
376,317
British National Grid northing
415,948

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bury · E08000002
Electoral ward
Ramsbottom · E05014163
Parish or community
E43000156
Westminster constituency
Bury North · E14001144
Output area
E00025409
Lower layer super output area
Bury 001F · E01005021
Middle layer super output area
Bury 001 · E02001019

Postcode source versions

Explore BL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
29
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  2. Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

  3. Greenmount Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL8 4 residents
5,156

Age bands in BL8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

616 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

537 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.1%

691 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

1,260 residents

Age 65 and over
27.7%

1,189 residents

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83620

    2.2 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    2.9 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    3.0 km

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Kerry Hill

    BCT · Hawkshaw

    0.6 miles

  • Crown Mews

    BCT · Hawkshaw

    0.6 miles

  • Kerry Hill

    BCT · Hawkshaw

    0.6 miles

  • Crown Mews

    BCT · Hawkshaw

    0.6 miles

  • Spenleach Lane

    BCT · Hawkshaw

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 001F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,955 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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