BL4 8BY
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Property report — BL4 8BY
Open-data due diligence for BL4 8BY and the area around it.
BL4 8BY in brief: 24 recorded sales (£10,000–£250,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL4 8BY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL4 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£178,168
Population
15,364
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL4 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (33 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-22 | £250,000 | 6 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2022-03-04 | £215,000 | 6 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2019-06-07 | £154,950 | 8 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2016-09-09 | £135,000 | 12 JAMES STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2016-05-25 | £137,000 | 6 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2015-05-22 | £130,000 | 4 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2014-04-25 | £208,000 | 5 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2014-01-10 | £129,999 | 10 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2011-05-27 | £105,000 | 6 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2010-06-04 | £132,000 | 16 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2007-05-31 | £139,995 | 6 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2007-05-18 | £135,000 | 8 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2007-02-28 | £130,000 | 10 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2007-01-26 | £137,500 | 2 JAMES STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-07 | £72,000 | 4 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 2001-08-31 | £65,500 | 12 JAMES STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1999-06-29 | £10,000 | 5 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 1997-01-31 | £57,500 | 16 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 1997-01-31 | £51,950 | 12 JAMES STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1996-02-21 | £51,950 | 4 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 1995-12-21 | £52,000 | 2 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 1995-12-08 | £51,950 | 8 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 1995-03-03 | £50,000 | 10 JAMES STREET | Detached |
| 1995-02-23 | £52,000 | 14 JAMES STREET | Detached |
24 recorded sales on BL4 8BY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Kearsley West Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| All Saints CofE Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Prestolee Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · ALPHA HOSPITAL BURY (4.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · GATES AND GATE PIERS TO WEST OF ST JOHN'S CHURCH (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Clammerclough Railway Tunnel (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MARKET PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.4 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Farnworth (0.2 mi) · Kearsley (0.5 mi) · Moses Gate (0.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (0.4 mi) · Spar (0.4 mi) · Asda (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41
- One-person households
- 37%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 6,817
Owned 60% · Social rent 23% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL4 8.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL4 8BY in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBL4 | SectorBL4 8 | PostcodeBL4 8BY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £175,443 | £178,168 | £110,596 |
| Population | 42,917 | 15,364 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 2/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 21 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | Medium | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 93% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL4 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.