# BL8 2TJ: area report for a postcode in Bury

BL8 2TJ is a postcode in Bury.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bury. Open the map at BL8 2TJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) › [BL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8) › [BL8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **Bury, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **No property in BL8 2TJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bury 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **£242,437 average price**: For the whole of Bury, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL8 2TJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BL8 2TJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greenhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenhill-primary-school-e148096) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lowercroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowercroft-primary-school-e105295) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chantlers Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chantlers-primary-school-e105291) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Stephen's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-church-of-england-primary-school-e150409) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2022, before the school changed | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Elton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-elton-high-school-e105354) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guardian-angels-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152447) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Forestwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forestwood-school-e142675) | Special | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Mill School - Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-school-bury-e147349) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £418,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £345,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £297,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| September 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £365,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MILE LANE HEALTH CENTRE (150 m)
- Pharmacies: MILE LANE PHARMACY (150 m)
- Dental practices: MILE LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (150 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Mile Lane (100 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar Radcliffe (650 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £242,437** (July 2026). Bury’s average house price was £242,437 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,767** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bury earned a median of £35,767 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 87th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Bury costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.0** (2025). Bury has a deprivation score of 24.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 89th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bury 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Bury 010D has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £352,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bury 010D was £352,500 in 2025. Joint 11,472nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,336** (2021). Bury 010D had 1,336 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,712th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Bury 010D, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BL8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL8 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,713** (2021). BL8 had 36,713 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 567th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in BL8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.7%** (January 2026). In BL8, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)
- Centre: 53.5890, -2.3362

Council: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bury North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-north): Mr James Frith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.3362,53.5890,BL82TJ

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