Buying a home in BL8 (Bury)
BL8 covers the Bradshaw, Bury East, Bury West, Elton, Helmshore, North Manor, Radcliffe North & Ainsworth, Ramsbottom, Tottington and West Pennine wards, in Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton, Bury and Rossendale.
What the records show in BL8 (Bury): parts of the area are a radon Affected Area, with up to 3–5% of homes above the action level; the British Geological Survey rates landslides as significant near 2 of the 8 postcodes we checked; old landfill lies within 500 m of 7 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and 8 postcodes we checked are in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Bury borough HMO.
Land Registry recorded 15 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £8,763.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 3–5% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides and clay shrink-swell recorded nearby
- Median sale£8,763 across 15 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of BL8 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Very low: 8 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 3–5% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: significant near 2 and moderate near 6 of the 8 postcodes we checked
- Clay shrink-swell: moderate near 2 of the 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
- BL8 3DW: 3 sites within 500 m, nearest 170 m
- BL8 3AS: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 340 m
- BL8 1PX: 2 sites within 500 m, nearest 250 m
- BL8 3ES: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 410 m
- BL8 1HY: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 220 m
- BL8 1RW: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 210 m
- BL8 1UT: 3 sites within 500 m, nearest 50 m
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
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Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Bury was £243,107 in August 2026, up 2.8% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 15 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £8,763 and a range of £8,763 to £377,500.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 9 | £8,763 |
| Semi-detached | 4 | £257,000 |
| Terraced | 2 | £183,500 |
Crime
Measured around BL8 3DW, near the centre of BL8.
0 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in the latest month. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 780 m
- Tottington Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 810 m
- Elton Community Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy sponsor led · 920 m
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 1.1 km
- Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 1.1 km
- The Elton High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Community school · 570 m
- Tottington High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 1.0 km
- Mill School - Bury
Secondary · ages 7–17 · Other independent special school · 2.1 km
- Forestwood School
Secondary · ages 12–19 · Other independent special school · 2.2 km
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL8 3DW | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 3 within 500 m |
| BL8 3AS | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| BL8 1PX | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 2 within 500 m |
| BL8 3ES | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| BL8 1HY | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| BL8 1RW | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| BL8 1UT | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 3 within 500 m |
| BL8 3GX | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate BL8 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)