BL8 4QS postcode in Ramsbottom, Bury

BL8 4QS is a postcode in Ramsbottom, in the Ramsbottom ward of Bury. It is in the Bury North parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since December 2002.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Bury: 94% Typical price £415,000 Homes sold in BL8 4, last 12 months. ▲ 25.8% on the year before Nearest station Entwistle 5.3 km in a straight line

Where BL8 4QS is, and what is near it

Map of BL8 4QS and what is near it Map of BL8 4QS: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the BL8 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BL8 4EH: also in BL8 4BL8 4EJ: also in BL8 4BL8 4EL: also in BL8 4BL8 4EN: also in BL8 4BL8 4EP: also in BL8 4BL8 4ER: also in BL8 4BL8 4ES: also in BL8 4BL8 4ET: also in BL8 4BL8 4EU: also in BL8 4BL8 4EW: also in BL8 4BL8 4EX: also in BL8 4BL8 4EY: also in BL8 4BL8 4EZ: also in BL8 4BL8 4GT: also in BL8 4BL8 4GZ: also in BL8 4BL8 4HA: also in BL8 4BL8 4HB: also in BL8 4BL8 4HD: also in BL8 4BL8 4HE: also in BL8 4BL8 4HH: also in BL8 4BL8 4HN: also in BL8 4BL8 4HW: also in BL8 4BL8 4HX: also in BL8 4BL8 4HY: also in BL8 4BL8 4HZ: also in BL8 4BL8 4JA: also in BL8 4BL8 4JB: also in BL8 4BL8 4JE: also in BL8 4BL8 4JF: also in BL8 4BL8 4JG: also in BL8 4BL8 4JH: also in BL8 4BL8 4JJ: also in BL8 4BL8 4JL: also in BL8 4BL8 4JN: also in BL8 4BL8 4JP: also in BL8 4BL8 4JQ: also in BL8 4BL8 4JR: also in BL8 4BL8 4JW: also in BL8 4BL8 4JY: also in BL8 4BL8 4JZ: also in BL8 4BL8 4LB: also in BL8 4BL8 4LD: also in BL8 4BL8 4LE: also in BL8 4BL8 4LF: also in BL8 4BL8 4LG: also in BL8 4BL8 4LJ: also in BL8 4BL8 4LQ: also in BL8 4BL8 4LY: also in BL8 4BL8 4LZ: also in BL8 4BL8 4NA: also in BL8 4BL8 4NB: also in BL8 4BL8 4ND: also in BL8 4BL8 4NE: also in BL8 4BL8 4NF: also in BL8 4BL8 4NG: also in BL8 4BL8 4NH: also in BL8 4BL8 4NJ: also in BL8 4BL8 4NL: also in BL8 4BL8 4NN: also in BL8 4BL8 4NP: also in BL8 4BL8 4NQ: also in BL8 4BL8 4NR: also in BL8 4BL8 4NS: also in BL8 4BL8 4NT: also in BL8 4BL8 4NW: also in BL8 4BL8 4NX: also in BL8 4BL8 4NY: also in BL8 4BL8 4PA: also in BL8 4BL8 4PB: also in BL8 4BL8 4PT: also in BL8 4BL8 4QT: also in BL8 4 GP 2.7 kmEntwistle station 5.3 kmBromley Cross station 5.5 kmNorth Manor BL8 4QS Map of BL8 4QS and what is near it Map of BL8 4QS: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the BL8 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 2.7 kmNorth Manor BL8 4QS
  • BL8 4QS
  • Other postcodes in BL8 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 53.6393, longitude -2.3397)

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 4QS?

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 4QS?

None of the homes and businesses at BL8 4QS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Bury: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% 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 4QS?

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 4QS 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 4QS.

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 4QS: 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 4QS 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 4QS?

Homes in BL8 4 sold for a typical £415,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 51 sales, up 25.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£415,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£330,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 25.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £451,250 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £367,250 18 sales
  • Terraced £244,670 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 4QS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BL8 4QS 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 4QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 430 homes in the neighbourhood around BL8 4QS. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 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 4QS

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 £5,110 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,271.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (5%)£1,703
Band Babout 30 (7%)£1,987
Band Cabout 140 (33%)£2,271
Band Dabout 110 (26%)£2,555
Band Eabout 50 (12%)£3,123
Band Fabout 30 (7%)£3,691
Band Gabout 40 (9%)£4,259
Band Habout 10 (2%)£5,110

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 37% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 4QS is in (ONS area E01005021), 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 4QS?

The nearest open schools to BL8 4QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL8 4QS, 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 4QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL8 4QS is Entwistle Rail Station, 5.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Entwistle Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
  • Bromley Cross Rail Station Railway station 5.5 kmDrive
  • Ramsbottom (East Lancashire Railway) Underground, metro or tram 1.9 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near BL8 4QS, 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 4QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL8 4QS, 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 4QS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL8 4QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Ramsbottom Car Park - Prince Street Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 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 4QS?

The nearest to the centre of BL8 4QS, 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 4QS?

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 4QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL8 4QS, 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 4QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL8 4QS, 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 4QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL8 4QS 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 4QS in a conservation area?

The centre of BL8 4QS is in 4 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 4QS?

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 4QS. 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 4QS

Ward
Ramsbottom
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Ramsbottom
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2002

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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