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BL8 4PA

Ramsbottom · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL8 4NB 65 m
BL8 4NX 101 m
BL8 4LZ 125 m
BL8 4NA 126 m
BL8 4NY 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL8 4PA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 4
Latitude
53.646457
Longitude
-2.330039
British National Grid easting
378,280
British National Grid northing
416,710

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
E00025396
Lower layer super output area
Bury 001E · E01005018
Middle layer super output area
Bury 001 · E02001019

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Helmshore Road, Holcombe, Bury, BL8 4PA 27 March 2020 £230,000
4, Helmshore Road, Holcombe, Bury, BL8 4PA 5 April 2018 £155,000
4, Helmshore Road, Holcombe, Bury, BL8 4PA 21 August 2015 £154,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    68 m

  2. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    485 m

  3. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom

    Voluntary controlled school

    686 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

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

11 female, 7 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL8 4 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+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
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

4

within 5 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    757 m

  • GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P83620

    1.9 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    3.6 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    4.8 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

  • Garnett Street

    BCT · Ramsbottom

    0.4 miles

  • Garnett Street

    BCT · Ramsbottom

    0.4 miles

  • Percy Street

    BCT · Ramsbottom

    0.4 miles

  • Percy Street

    BCT · Ramsbottom

    0.4 miles

  • Kay Brow

    BCT · Ramsbottom

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bury 001E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,452 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 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
2
Low risk addresses
2
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.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 68 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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