BL8 1BE postcode in Bury, England

BL8 1BE is a postcode in Bury, in the Elton ward. It is in the Bury North parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bury: 94% Typical price £228,500 Homes sold in BL8 1, last 12 months. ▼ 7.5% on the year before Nearest station Hall i' th' Wood 7.0 km in a straight line

Where BL8 1BE is, and what is near it

Map of BL8 1BE and what is near it Map of BL8 1BE: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the BL8 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BL8 1AA: also in BL8 1BL8 1AB: also in BL8 1BL8 1AE: also in BL8 1BL8 1AF: also in BL8 1BL8 1AH: also in BL8 1BL8 1AJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1AL: also in BL8 1BL8 1AN: also in BL8 1BL8 1AP: also in BL8 1BL8 1AQ: also in BL8 1BL8 1AR: also in BL8 1BL8 1AS: also in BL8 1BL8 1AT: also in BL8 1BL8 1AU: also in BL8 1BL8 1AW: also in BL8 1BL8 1AX: also in BL8 1BL8 1AY: also in BL8 1BL8 1AZ: also in BL8 1BL8 1BA: also in BL8 1BL8 1BB: also in BL8 1BL8 1BD: also in BL8 1BL8 1BH: also in BL8 1BL8 1BJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1BN: also in BL8 1BL8 1BP: also in BL8 1BL8 1BR: also in BL8 1BL8 1BS: also in BL8 1BL8 1BT: also in BL8 1BL8 1BX: also in BL8 1BL8 1BY: also in BL8 1BL8 1BZ: also in BL8 1BL8 1DB: also in BL8 1BL8 1DD: also in BL8 1BL8 1DE: also in BL8 1BL8 1DH: also in BL8 1BL8 1DJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1DL: also in BL8 1BL8 1DN: also in BL8 1BL8 1DP: also in BL8 1BL8 1DR: also in BL8 1BL8 1DS: also in BL8 1BL8 1DT: also in BL8 1BL8 1DU: also in BL8 1BL8 1DW: also in BL8 1BL8 1DX: also in BL8 1BL8 1DY: also in BL8 1BL8 1DZ: also in BL8 1BL8 1EA: also in BL8 1BL8 1EB: also in BL8 1BL8 1ED: also in BL8 1BL8 1EE: also in BL8 1BL8 1EF: also in BL8 1BL8 1EG: also in BL8 1BL8 1EJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1EL: also in BL8 1BL8 1EN: also in BL8 1BL8 1EQ: also in BL8 1BL8 1ER: also in BL8 1BL8 1ES: also in BL8 1BL8 1FA: also in BL8 1BL8 1FD: also in BL8 1BL8 1FE: also in BL8 1BL8 1FZ: also in BL8 1BL8 1GU: also in BL8 1BL8 1JY: also in BL8 1BL8 1LA: also in BL8 1BL8 1LB: also in BL8 1BL8 1LE: also in BL8 1BL8 1LF: also in BL8 1BL8 1LG: also in BL8 1BL8 1LH: also in BL8 1BL8 1LJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1LL: also in BL8 1BL8 1LN: also in BL8 1BL8 1LP: also in BL8 1BL8 1LQ: also in BL8 1BL8 1LR: also in BL8 1BL8 1LS: also in BL8 1BL8 1LT: also in BL8 1BL8 1LU: also in BL8 1BL8 1LW: also in BL8 1BL8 1LX: also in BL8 1BL8 1LY: also in BL8 1BL8 1LZ: also in BL8 1BL8 1NA: also in BL8 1BL8 1NB: also in BL8 1BL8 1ND: also in BL8 1BL8 1NE: also in BL8 1BL8 1NF: also in BL8 1BL8 1NH: also in BL8 1BL8 1NJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1NL: also in BL8 1BL8 1NN: also in BL8 1BL8 1NP: also in BL8 1BL8 1NS: also in BL8 1BL8 1NT: also in BL8 1BL8 1NU: also in BL8 1BL8 1NW: also in BL8 1BL8 1NX: also in BL8 1BL8 1NY: also in BL8 1BL8 1NZ: also in BL8 1BL8 1PA: also in BL8 1BL8 1PB: also in BL8 1BL8 1PD: also in BL8 1BL8 1PF: also in BL8 1BL8 1PG: also in BL8 1BL8 1PJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1PN: also in BL8 1BL8 1PW: also in BL8 1BL8 1QJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1QN: also in BL8 1BL8 1QQ: also in BL8 1BL8 1QS: also in BL8 1BL8 1QW: also in BL8 1BL8 1RT: also in BL8 1BL8 1RU: also in BL8 1BL8 1RX: also in BL8 1BL8 1RY: also in BL8 1BL8 1RZ: also in BL8 1BL8 1SA: also in BL8 1BL8 1SB: also in BL8 1BL8 1SE: also in BL8 1BL8 1SF: also in BL8 1BL8 1SH: also in BL8 1BL8 1SJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1SN: also in BL8 1BL8 1SP: also in BL8 1BL8 1SQ: also in BL8 1BL8 1SR: also in BL8 1BL8 1ST: also in BL8 1BL8 1SU: also in BL8 1BL8 1SW: also in BL8 1BL8 1SX: also in BL8 1BL8 1SZ: also in BL8 1BL8 1TA: also in BL8 1BL8 1TB: also in BL8 1BL8 1TD: also in BL8 1BL8 1TF: also in BL8 1BL8 1TG: also in BL8 1BL8 1TH: also in BL8 1BL8 1TJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1TL: also in BL8 1BL8 1TQ: also in BL8 1BL8 1TT: also in BL8 1BL8 1UG: also in BL8 1BL8 1UL: also in BL8 1BL8 1UP: also in BL8 1BL8 1UQ: also in BL8 1BL8 1UR: also in BL8 1BL8 1US: also in BL8 1BL8 1UT: also in BL8 1BL8 1UU: also in BL8 1BL8 1UW: also in BL8 1BL8 1UX: also in BL8 1BL8 1UY: also in BL8 1BL8 1WL: also in BL8 1BL8 1WN: also in BL8 1BL8 1WP: also in BL8 1BL8 1WQ: also in BL8 1BL8 1XB: also in BL8 1BL8 1XD: also in BL8 1BL8 1XE: also in BL8 1BL8 1XH: also in BL8 1BL8 1XJ: also in BL8 1BL8 1XL: also in BL8 1BL8 1XN: also in BL8 1BL8 1XP: also in BL8 1BL8 1XR: also in BL8 1BL8 1XS: also in BL8 1BL8 1XU: also in BL8 1BL8 1XW: also in BL8 1BL8 1YU: also in BL8 1BL8 1YW: also in BL8 1BL8 1ZB: also in BL8 1 Bury Grammar Schools 1.0 kmBromley Cross station 7.0 kmBury BL8 1BE Map of BL8 1BE and what is near it Map of BL8 1BE: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the BL8 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bromley Cross station 7.0 kmBury BL8 1BE
  • BL8 1BE
  • Other postcodes in BL8 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5997, longitude -2.3077)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL8 1BE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BL8 1BE?

Every home and business at BL8 1BE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bury: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bury: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Bury.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BL8 1BE?

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BL8 1BE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BL8 1BE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bury

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BL8 1BE: 2,447 properties in Bury are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Bury

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BL8 1BE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BL8 1BE?

Homes in BL8 1 sold for a typical £228,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 139 sales, down 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£228,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£247,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £365,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £258,750 48 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 48 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £129,000 14 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BL8 district: a typical £254,000 from 404 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BL8 1BE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BL8 1BE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BL8 1BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around BL8 1BE. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (37%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BL8 1BE

Band D in Bury for 2026‑27: £2,555. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,703 (band A) to £3,691 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,703.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 330 (50%)£1,703
Band Babout 80 (12%)£1,987
Band Cabout 110 (17%)£2,271
Band Dabout 100 (15%)£2,555
Band Eabout 30 (5%)£3,123
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,691
Band Gwithheld£4,259
Band Hfewer than 5£5,110

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 34% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 37% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bury before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BL8 1BE is in (ONS area E01004961), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BL8 1BE?

The nearest open schools to BL8 1BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL8 1BE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BL8 1BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL8 1BE is Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station, 7.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive
  • Bromley Cross Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive
  • Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) Underground, metro or tram 850 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Logwood Avenue, 40 m away.

More stations near BL8 1BE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BL8 1BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL8 1BE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BL8 1BE?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL8 1BE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • The Castle Car Park Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • Parson Lane North Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • Bury Market - Angouleme Way Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BL8 1BE?

The nearest to the centre of BL8 1BE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BL8 1BE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BL8 1BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL8 1BE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BL8 1BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL8 1BE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BL8 1BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL8 1BE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BL8 1BE in a conservation area?

The centre of BL8 1BE is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BL8 1BE?

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for BL8 1BE. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BL8 1BE

Ward
Elton
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bury
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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