BL8 4AJ Bury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tottington. Region: North West.
Streets
- Turton Road, Bury: 19 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Bury in 2026-27: Band D £2,555 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,703 | £1,987 | £2,271 | £2,555 | £3,123 | £3,691 | £4,259 | £5,110 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (50% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Bury borough HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site of former Berry's Garden Centre, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QA: up to 1 home, permissioned (210 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between 170 m and 178 m above sea level (174 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 81%, gigabit 69% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km |
| Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Entwistle 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Woodstock Drive Tottington | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 4.4 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 30.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tower Family Healthcare | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 500 m |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Tottington, Tottington | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Old Kays Park 5.8 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,230 m² | 630 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km west. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Bowstone Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-west |
| High Barn | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Redisher Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Broad Hey Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
| Sunny Clough | Valley | 3.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 19 |
14 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Turton Road.