Among the least deprived
IMD England
2
Crime · May '26
£298,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BL8 2LB
Postcode
BL8 2LB
Coordinates
53.5933, -2.3363
Grid reference
SD778107
Easting
377,841
Northing
410,793
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHMV7+8F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bury (Bury)
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Bury
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
30560
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30560 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · BL8 2LB
HM Land Registry · Bury
Average price
£291,200
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £298,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Nov '24Nov '24: 1 sales · avg £282,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£315k£284k£252k
Nov '23Aug '24Nov '24
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BL8 2LB
Crime trends · near BL8 2LB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.0%
Pakistani1.4%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian65.5%
No religion26.7%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
65–7416.9%
35–4915.7%
75–8411.6%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.1%
Households
All members 66+21.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.7%
Any member 66+16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.8%
+ 7 other households · 22.5%
Administrative Information
Bury
Local Authority
Council AreaBury North E14001144
Constituency
E14001144Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bury West
Constituency code
E14001144
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Bury, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Bury
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bury
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00V
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bury 010B E01004950
E01004950MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bury 010 E02001028
E02001028LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bury 010B E01004950
E01004950MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bury 010 E02001028
E02001028Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BL8 2LB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 30560
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004950 and MSOA E02001028 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BL8 2LB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BL8 2LB
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Lowercroft Primary School
Bury · BL8 2TS
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Greenhill Primary School
Bury · BL8 2JH
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Chantlers Primary School
Bury · BL8 2SF
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Bury · BL8 2DX
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Bury · BL8 2DX
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Elton High School
Bury · BL8 1RN
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Bury · BL8 3AX
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury · BL8 2RH
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Forestwood School
Bury · BL8 2BS
0.9 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 12–19
Elton Community Primary School
Bury · BL8 1SB
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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