17,413
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
£247,143
Median property price
1,009
Postcodes
Sold prices in BL8
England & WalesProperty sales · BL8
HM Land Registry · BL8
Average price
£271,135
YoY: +0.5%
Median price: £255,551
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 12 sales · avg £249,708
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£303k£267k£231k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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Overview of BL8
Coordinates53.6051, -2.3279
Postcodes
1,009
Population (Census)
41,714
Households (Census)
17,413
Demographics in BL8
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.6%
Pakistani3.0%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Christian59.3%
No religion30.6%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim4.0%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
35–4918.8%
65–7412.4%
25–3410.6%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
Any member 66+14.1%
Other13.4%
All members 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
+ 7 other households · 32.2%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for BL8
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.64 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Wards in BL8
Bradshaw
IMD 9.001 postcodes
North Manor
IMD 8.88113 postcodes
Helmshore
IMD 8.005 postcodes
Ramsbottom
IMD 7.8527 postcodes
Tottington
IMD 7.20273 postcodes
West Pennine
IMD 7.003 postcodes
Bury West
IMD 6.47286 postcodes
Radcliffe North & Ainsworth
IMD 6.004 postcodes
Elton
IMD 5.60277 postcodes
Bury East
IMD 1.0020 postcodes
Postcodes in BL8
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