BL8 1JA
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Property report — BL8 1JA
Open-data due diligence for BL8 1JA and the area around it.
BL8 1JA in brief: 38 recorded sales (£7,000–£300,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL8 1JA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL8 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£237,010
Population
19,168
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in BL8 1, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (44 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | £225,200 | 15 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-07-22 | £185,000 | 1A BIRKS DRIVE | Other |
| 2022-07-22 | £185,000 | 1A BIRKS DRIVE | Other |
| 2022-07-22 | £185,000 | 1A BIRKS DRIVE | Other |
| 2022-07-15 | £182,000 | 10 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-12-17 | £300,000 | 25 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-02-05 | £197,500 | 31 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-23 | £110,000 | 29 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-05 | £184,995 | 32 BIRKS DRIVE | Other |
| 2019-07-05 | £184,995 | 32 BIRKS DRIVE | Other |
| 2019-07-05 | £184,995 | 32 BIRKS DRIVE | Other |
| 2018-11-02 | £127,000 | 10 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-06-04 | £141,000 | 12 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-09-22 | £125,000 | 20 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-04 | £7,000 | 18 BIRKS DRIVE | Other |
| 2016-05-20 | £120,000 | 21 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-12-23 | £146,500 | 35 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-09-25 | £95,000 | 18 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-04-04 | £115,000 | 14 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-10-25 | £156,000 | 32 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-08-31 | £70,000 | 4 BIRKS DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2008-06-02 | £159,950 | 19 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-12 | £94,013 | 16 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-27 | £69,000 | 1A BIRKS DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-07-18 | £73,500 | 12 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-18 | £90,000 | 17 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-04 | £57,000 | 32 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-23 | £78,500 | 13 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-30 | £42,000 | 19 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-03 | £47,500 | 13 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-04-06 | £54,950 | 5 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-01 | £44,250 | 34 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-06-27 | £55,000 | 27 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-10 | £41,950 | 35 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-11-20 | £39,000 | 22 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-25 | £87,000 | 25 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-07-07 | £31,500 | 16 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-28 | £39,000 | 36 BIRKS DRIVE | Semi-detached |
38 recorded sales on BL8 1JA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Old Hall Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Woodbank Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Elton Community Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Tottington High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| The Elton High School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
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: WOODBANK SURGERY (0.6 mi) · TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE (1.0 mi) · WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ALPHA HOSPITAL BURY (1.6 mi) · FAIRFIELD GEN HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BRANDLESHOLME OLD HALL (Grade II*) (0.4 mi) · BARN TO EAST OF CRUCK BARN, NORTH EAST OF BRANDLESHOLME OLD HALL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CRUCK BARN TO NORTH EAST OF BRANDLESHOLME OLD HALL (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · FUTURECARE PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) (1.4 mi) · Bury (Manchester Metrolink) (1.6 mi) · Ramsbottom (East Lancashire Railway) (2.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.9 mi) · B&M Home Store (1.0 mi) · Aldi (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 8,051
Owned 76% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL8 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL8 1 (May 24–Feb 26, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL8 1JA 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 | DistrictBL8 | SectorBL8 1 | PostcodeBL8 1JA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £263,388 | £237,010 | £113,982 |
| Population | 53,515 | 19,168 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 20 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL8 1); 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 29 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.