BL8 2HD postcode in Bury, England

BL8 2HD is a postcode in Bury, in the Bury West 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 at BL8 2HD can get it Across Bury: 94% Typical price £296,000 Homes sold in BL8 2, last 12 months. ▲ 13.3% on the year before Nearest station Hall i' th' Wood 4.6 km in a straight line

Where BL8 2HD is, and what is near it

Map of BL8 2HD and what is near it Map of BL8 2HD: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the BL8 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BL8 2EP: also in BL8 2BL8 2ES: also in BL8 2BL8 2ET: also in BL8 2BL8 2EU: also in BL8 2BL8 2EX: also in BL8 2BL8 2EY: also in BL8 2BL8 2EZ: also in BL8 2BL8 2HA: also in BL8 2BL8 2HB: also in BL8 2BL8 2HE: also in BL8 2BL8 2HF: also in BL8 2BL8 2HG: also in BL8 2BL8 2HH: also in BL8 2BL8 2HJ: also in BL8 2BL8 2HN: also in BL8 2BL8 2HP: also in BL8 2BL8 2HQ: also in BL8 2BL8 2HR: also in BL8 2BL8 2HS: also in BL8 2BL8 2HT: also in BL8 2BL8 2HW: also in BL8 2BL8 2HX: also in BL8 2BL8 2HY: also in BL8 2BL8 2HZ: also in BL8 2BL8 2JA: also in BL8 2BL8 2JD: also in BL8 2BL8 2JE: also in BL8 2BL8 2JF: also in BL8 2BL8 2JH: also in BL8 2BL8 2JJ: also in BL8 2BL8 2JL: also in BL8 2BL8 2JN: also in BL8 2BL8 2JP: also in BL8 2BL8 2JR: also in BL8 2BL8 2JS: also in BL8 2BL8 2JT: also in BL8 2BL8 2JW: also in BL8 2BL8 2LA: also in BL8 2BL8 2LU: also in BL8 2BL8 2LZ: also in BL8 2BL8 2NA: also in BL8 2BL8 2NN: also in BL8 2BL8 2TA: also in BL8 2BL8 2TB: also in BL8 2BL8 2TE: also in BL8 2BL8 2TF: also in BL8 2BL8 2TG: also in BL8 2BL8 2TH: also in BL8 2BL8 2TJ: also in BL8 2BL8 2TL: also in BL8 2BL8 2TQ: also in BL8 2BL8 2TS: also in BL8 2BL8 2TT: also in BL8 2BL8 2TU: also in BL8 2BL8 2TX: also in BL8 2BL8 2TY: also in BL8 2BL8 2TZ: also in BL8 2BL8 2UA: also in BL8 2BL8 2UB: also in BL8 2BL8 2UD: also in BL8 2BL8 2UE: also in BL8 2BL8 2UF: also in BL8 2BL8 2UH: also in BL8 2BL8 2UL: also in BL8 2BL8 2UN: also in BL8 2BL8 2UP: also in BL8 2BL8 2UR: also in BL8 2BL8 2US: also in BL8 2BL8 2UT: also in BL8 2BL8 2UU: also in BL8 2 The Elton High School 1.8 km2 GP practices, 2.7 kmHall i' th' Wood station 4.6 kmBromley Cross station 5.2 kmAinsworth BL8 2HD Map of BL8 2HD and what is near it Map of BL8 2HD: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the BL8 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bromley Cross station 5.2 kmBury West BL8 2HD
  • BL8 2HD
  • Other postcodes in BL8 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5892, longitude -2.3449)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL8 2HD?

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 2HD?

Every home and business at BL8 2HD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BL8 2HD 100% Bury 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BL8 2HD 100% Bury Over 99%
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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 2HD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BL8 2HD.

Check the bin days for BL8 2HD 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 2HD 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 2HD.

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 2HD: 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 2HD 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 2HD?

Homes in BL8 2 sold for a typical £296,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 108 sales, up 13.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£296,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£261,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 13.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £362,500 46 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 28 sales
  • Terraced £176,225 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,000 6 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 2HD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BL8 2HD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 June 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 2HD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around BL8 2HD. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (27%). 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 2HD

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 £4,259 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,555.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (21%)£1,703
Band Babout 140 (16%)£1,987
Band Cabout 100 (12%)£2,271
Band Dabout 200 (23%)£2,555
Band Eabout 130 (15%)£3,123
Band Fabout 60 (7%)£3,691
Band Gabout 50 (6%)£4,259
Band Hwithheld£5,110

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 22% 1919 to 1939
  4. 27% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

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 2HD is in (ONS area E01005006), 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 2HD?

The nearest open schools to BL8 2HD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL8 2HD, 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 2HD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL8 2HD is Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station, 4.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
  • Bromley Cross Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cockey Moor Road, 79 m away.

More stations near BL8 2HD, 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 2HD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL8 2HD, 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 2HD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BL8 2HD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 2HD?

The nearest to the centre of BL8 2HD, 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 2HD?

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 2HD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL8 2HD, 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 2HD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL8 2HD, 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 2HD?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL8 2HD 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 2HD in a conservation area?

The centre of BL8 2HD is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 2HD?

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 2HD. 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 2HD

Ward
Bury West
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BL8 2HB80 mBL8 2HE190 mBL8 2HF220 mBL8 2HJ240 mBL8 2EX270 mBL8 2EY280 m
All of BL8

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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