BL8 4PJ

Ramsbottom · Bury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL8 4QS 67 m
BL8 4NS 112 m
BL8 4NR 278 m
BL8 4NG 331 m
BL8 4NQ 349 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL8 4PJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL8
Postcode sector
BL8 4
Latitude
53.639152
Longitude
-2.338754
British National Grid easting
377,700
British National Grid northing
415,900

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
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

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Open schools
28
Primary
23
Secondary
3
  1. Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya

    Other independent school

    331 m
  2. Hazlehurst Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    654 m
  3. Woodhey High School

    Academy converter

    758 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

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

    1.2 km

  • RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CARR STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 9DD

    ODS code P83006

    1.7 km

  • TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE

    16 MARKET STREET, TOTTINGTON, BURY, BL8 4AD

    ODS code P83012

    2.7 km

  • WOODBANK SURGERY

    2 HUNSTANTON DRIVE, BURY, BL8 1EG

    ODS code P83017

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • The Brook

    BCT · Holcombe Brook

    0.4 miles
  • The Brook

    BCT · Holcombe Brook

    0.4 miles
  • Hare & Hounds

    BCT · Holcombe Brook

    0.4 miles
  • Hare & Hounds

    BCT · Holcombe Brook

    0.4 miles
  • Woodhey High School

    BCT · Holcombe Brook

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya is the nearest published school at 331 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 1 events.

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