BL8 4AW Bury
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tottington. Region: North West.
Streets
- Turton Road, Bury: 17 addresses
- Chapel Street, Bury: 1 address
- Harwood Road, Four Lane Ends: 1 address
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 (49% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
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 (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 145 m and 157 m above sea level (150 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 4.5 km |
| Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Entwistle 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Robin Hood Tottington | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 4.0 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tower Family Healthcare | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 120 m |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Tottington, Tottington | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Whitehead Garden 6,150 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Old Kays Park 5.8 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Town Meadow Park 1.9 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 390 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, 2.0 km west. 18 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 | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| Bowstone Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| High Barn | Hill | 1.9 km south-west |
| Redisher Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| Broad Hey Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
| Sunny Clough | Valley | 3.2 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 19 |
16 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 6 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.