BL8 2LB
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Property report — BL8 2LB
Open-data due diligence for BL8 2LB and the area around it.
BL8 2LB in brief: 40 recorded sales (£46,000–£325,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL8 2LB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL8 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£224,955
Population
14,687
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL8 2, 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 (38 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-07 | £282,500 | 52 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-28 | £305,000 | 39 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-12 | £325,000 | 37 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-11-17 | £252,300 | 58 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-06-13 | £310,000 | 78 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-06-10 | £260,000 | 53 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-27 | £196,995 | 53 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-04-09 | £195,000 | 50 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-09-29 | £215,000 | 78 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-12 | £192,950 | 70 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-10-03 | £185,000 | 49 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-02-15 | £270,000 | 92 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-12-04 | £186,000 | 39 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-05-29 | £243,000 | 86 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2013-08-28 | £167,500 | 72 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-09-24 | £165,000 | 49 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-09-24 | £173,000 | 45 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-03-27 | £174,950 | 47 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-11-21 | £142,500 | 50 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-14 | £160,000 | 45 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-05-04 | £93,500 | 58 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-30 | £182,000 | 39 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-11-23 | £199,950 | 82 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-08-29 | £130,000 | 72 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-12-18 | £127,500 | 70 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-09-20 | £160,000 | 92 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-09-21 | £85,000 | 37 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-24 | £95,995 | 43 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-04-20 | £84,500 | 57 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-10-16 | £122,500 | 92 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-03-24 | £71,500 | 37 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-03-09 | £84,950 | 41 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-07-23 | £67,000 | 51 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-06-04 | £67,500 | 72 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-21 | £60,000 | 59 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-03 | £62,000 | 39 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-02-03 | £47,000 | 60 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-13 | £57,750 | 51 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-17 | £46,000 | 49 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-01-10 | £52,500 | 56 HASLAM HEY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
40 recorded sales on BL8 2LB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowercroft Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Greenhill Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Chantlers Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Elton High School | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2022) |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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: MILE LANE HEALTH CENTRE (0.4 mi) · WOODBANK SURGERY (1.4 mi) · KNOWSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ALPHA HOSPITAL BURY (0.9 mi) · FAIRFIELD GEN HOSPITAL (3.4 mi) · FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: FINGER POST AT SD 775 104 (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CHRIST CHURCH (Grade II*) (0.5 mi) · ELTON HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MILE LANE PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · FUTURECARE PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (1.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) (1.5 mi) · Bury (Manchester Metrolink) (1.6 mi) · Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.4 mi) · Lidl (1.0 mi) · Aldi (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 6,245
Owned 76% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL8 2.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL8 2LB 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 2 | PostcodeBL8 2LB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £263,388 | £224,955 | £157,471 |
| Population | 53,515 | 14,687 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 20 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL8 2); 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 2 July 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.