BL8 2QY
The median sold price for the postcode BL8 2QY is around £126,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £145,000 – £375,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across BL8 2, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£264,500(90 sales)
- Detached£360,000(87 sales)
- Terraced£165,000(85 sales)
- Flat£100,000(15 sales)
BL8 2QY median £126,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £233,750 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in BL8 2QY, compared with 92.9% across Bury and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 91.5% of premises across Bury (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Bury | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 91.5% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 92.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.2% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 71% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Bury: more deprived than 65% of its 120 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income4of 10
- Employment3of 10
- Crime2of 10
- Living environment2of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (65%). Average Band D in Bury is £2,555.15 for 2026/27.
That is 7% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Bury: £1,703.43 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 920 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A65%
- Band B12%
- Band C18%
- Band D3%
- Band E1%
- Band F1%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.2 miles (240 m)Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given (inspection of the school it replaced)
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Elton Community Primary School0.3 miles (410 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Elton Community Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Woodbank Primary School0.5 miles (780 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2020: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Woodbank Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- The Elton High School0.6 miles (960 m)Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted, March 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Bury Church of England High School0.9 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to BL8 2QY is Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway), 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away in a straight line. There are 26 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.7 miles (1.1 km)Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)
- 0.8 miles (1.4 km)Bury (Manchester Metrolink)
- 2.4 miles (3.8 km)Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
Show the full history (18 more months)
Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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