Holcombe Road Ramsbottom, Bury
32 addresses across 4 postcodes (BL0,BL8), about 180 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 5101066.
- Sales: 46 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £452,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 6, E: 4, F: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Bury costs £2,555 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bromley Cross (Lancs), about 5.2 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 660 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 161 to 178 m above sea level.
- Noise: 27 of its 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Garden City Medical Centre, about 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 1,240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £452,500 | £452,500 | £452,500 |
| 2025 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £345,000 | £320,000 | £370,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £495,000 | £325,000 | £520,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £597,500 | £535,000 | £660,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £515,000 | £355,000 | £675,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £487,000 | £487,000 | £487,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £200,000 | £110,000 | £290,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £465,000 | £290,000 | £640,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £451,000 | £345,000 | £480,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £295,000 | £262,500 | £390,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2026 | 498 BL8 4EJ | Detached | £452,500 | Leasehold. |
| 21 May 2025 | 433 BL8 4EL | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2024 | 512 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £320,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Feb 2024 | 530 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £370,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jan 2023 | 498 BL8 4EJ | Other | £335,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 514 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £385,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Dec 2021 | 528 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £495,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 May 2021 | 519 BL8 4EL | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2021 | 530 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £325,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Nov 2020 | 435 BL8 4EL | Detached | £535,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2020 | 480 BL8 4HB | Detached | £660,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2020 | 522 BL8 4EJ | Detached | £395,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Feb 2020 | 522 BL8 4EJ | Detached | £395,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Aug 2018 | 419 BL8 4HB | Detached | £675,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2018 | 510 BL8 4EJ | Detached | £355,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Oct 2017 | 435 BL8 4EL | Detached | £487,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2016 | 496 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £290,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 506 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Nov 2015 | 516 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £290,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Apr 2015 | 425 BL8 4HB | Detached | £640,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Sep 2014 | 427 BL8 4HB | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 30 May 2014 | 502 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £345,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Feb 2014 | 423 BL8 4HB | Detached | £451,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Oct 2013 | 433 BL8 4EL | Detached | £262,500 | |
| 31 May 2013 | 419 BL8 4HB | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2013 | 437 BL8 4EL | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2012 | 523 BL8 4EL | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2012 | 511 BL8 4EL | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2010 | 528 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jul 2009 | 534 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 May 2008 | 516 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £295,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Nov 2007 | 502 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £218,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2007 | 530 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £218,500 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Mar 2004 | 496 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £203,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Sep 2002 | 415 BL8 4HB | Detached | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Sep 2002 | 415 BL8 4HB | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2002 | 520 BL8 4EJ | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2000 | 478 BL8 4HB | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 22 Oct 1999 | 480 BL8 4HB | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 3 Sep 1999 | 435 BL8 4EL | Detached | £128,500 | |
| 6 Nov 1998 | 433 BL8 4EL | Detached | £132,500 | |
| 25 Apr 1997 | 521 BL8 4EL | Detached | £177,500 | |
| 19 Jul 1996 | 516 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £87,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 1995 | 480 BL8 4HB | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 10 Oct 1995 | 530 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £89,750 | Leasehold. |
| 26 May 1995 | 508 BL8 4EJ | Semi-detached | £83,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 137 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); House, detached (6). Built: 1930-1949 (11); 1950-1966 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 480, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 496, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 502, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 510, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 511, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 516, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 518, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 519, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 522, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 523, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
- 534, Holcombe Road, Greenmount
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (24% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 30 August 2026 to 4 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL8 4EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL8 4EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL8 4HB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BL0 9RU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 161 m and 178 m above sea level (171 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL0 9RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL8 4EJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL8 4EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL8 4HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Entwistle 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bolton Road Holcombe Brook | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bury Interchange | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 31.6 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Garden City Medical Centre | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manor Pharmacy | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Alpha Hospital Bury | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Bury Police Station | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Holcombe Brook, Holcombe Brook Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,620 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,190 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hey House, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m (0.6 miles) north. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Redisher Wood | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Broad Hey Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Saplin Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Deep Clough | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Harcles Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Square Reservoir Bridge | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 32 |
27 of the street's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bury: see them on the Bury page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenmount Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Woodhey High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Holcombe Brook Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hazlehurst Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Inadequate (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Summerseat Methodist Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Friary BL0 9SH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 4 Good | 3 Mar 2025 |
| Miles Bakery BL0 9SH | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Holcombe Brook Pizzeria BL0 9SH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Feb 2026 |
| The Bower BL0 9RN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Greenmount Primary School BL8 4HD | School/college/university | 340 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Co-op BL0 9SH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2025 |
| Hare and Hounds BL0 9RY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (metropolitan).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BL8 4EJ: 19 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- BL8 4EL: 7 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- BL8 4HB: 5 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- BL0 9RU: 1 address of 22 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Dunedin Road · Hillstone Close · St Clair Road · Bolton Road · Coleridge Road · Byron Road · Ash Grove · Hillstone Close · Jackdaw Road · Greenmount Drive · Holhouse Lane · Holhouse Lane
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.