# BL8

Postcode district covering Bury, Elton and Tottington, in Bury.

BL8 is a postcode district covering Bury, Elton and Tottington, in Bury. Median sale price £260,000 in 2025. About 36,741 people.

Postcode district. Code BL8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BL8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BL8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 96% of people in BL8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BL8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 506 homes were sold in BL8 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BL8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BL8 had 36,713 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=BL8) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bury, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is BL8.

## How BL8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BL8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £260,000 | 3rd most expensive | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2025 |
| Population | 36,713 | 5th most populated | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 96% | joint 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.7% | 5th highest | 10 postcode districts, BL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of BL8?

BL8 had 36,713 usual residents at the census.
BL8 is the 567th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in BL8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL8 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BL8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bury 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005021) | 1,218 | – | 9 | 83.4% |
| [Bury 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005046) | 1,480 | – | 9 | 90.0% |
| [Bury 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005048) | 1,657 | – | 10 | 91.2% |
| [Bury 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005047) | 1,477 | – | 8 | 53.8% |
| [Bury 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005049) | 1,645 | – | 8 | 88.4% |
| [Bury 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005051) | 1,524 | – | 6 | 90.7% |
| [Bury 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004961) | 1,450 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004965) | 1,238 | – | 9 | 99.0% |
| [Bury 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004966) | 1,816 | – | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Bury 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004967) | 1,191 | – | 9 | 98.5% |
| [Bury 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004963) | 1,478 | – | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Bury 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004968) | 1,481 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005050) | 2,124 | – | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Bury 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005052) | 1,441 | – | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Bury 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005053) | 1,530 | – | 5 | 98.4% |
| [Bury 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004947) | 1,546 | – | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Bury 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004948) | 1,871 | – | 2 | 94.7% |
| [Bury 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004962) | 2,013 | – | 6 | 96.8% |
| [Bury 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004964) | 1,852 | – | 3 | 91.9% |
| [Bury 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004949) | 1,413 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004950) | 1,488 | – | 10 | 96.1% |
| [Bury 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004951) | 1,565 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004952) | 1,336 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004953) | 1,533 | – | 9 | 99.3% |

## Your MP

- [Bury North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-north): Mr James Frith (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen): Andy MacNae (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.8% of the people here.
- [Bury South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south): Christian Wakeford (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here.
- [Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east): Kirith Entwistle (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in BL8

[Elton Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/elton-vale), [Higher Woodhill](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/higher-woodhill), [Nuttall & Tottington](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/nuttall-and-tottington), [Walshaw & Woolfold](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/walshaw-and-woolfold), [Whitehead Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/whitehead-park)

## Postcode sectors in BL8

[BL8 1 (297 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8-1), [BL8 2 (255 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8-2), [BL8 3 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8-3), [BL8 4 (188 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8-4), [BL8 9 (54 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8-9)

## Council

[Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

## Towns in BL8

[Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bury), [Ramsbottom](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ramsbottom)

## Postcode districts next to BL8

[BB4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4), [BL0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl0), [BL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7), [BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9), [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bury (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2972,53.5908), [Radcliffe (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3210,53.5624), [Bromley Cross (Lancs) (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4109,53.6140), [Hall-I'-Th'-Wood (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4131,53.5974)

## More in the BL postcode area

[All BL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BL8 in brief

BL8 is a postcode district covering Bury, Elton and Tottington, in Bury.
About 36,741 people lived in BL8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £260,000 in 2025 across 506 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL8 was £260,000 in 2025.
BL8 had 36,713 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in BL8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BL8, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BL8
- Postcode area: [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl)
- Constituency: [Bury North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-north)
- Council: [Bury †](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)
- Area: 26.65 km²
- People, mid-2024: 36,741*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 116

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BL0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl0), [BL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2), [BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7), [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26), [BB4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb4)

## Latest updates for BL8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BL8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8