BL8 4QJ
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Property report — BL8 4QJ
Open-data due diligence for BL8 4QJ and the area around it.
BL8 4QJ in brief: 41 recorded sales (£110,000–£925,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL8 4QJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL8 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£369,974
Population
22,879
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
69%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL8 4, 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 (12 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | £925,000 | 31 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-01-17 | £565,000 | 10 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-12-15 | £470,000 | 18 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-02-21 | £465,000 | 4 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-06-28 | £750,000 | 28 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-02-11 | £725,000 | 38 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-09-30 | £630,000 | 9 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-06-11 | £805,000 | 7 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-01-31 | £675,000 | 29 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-10-31 | £430,000 | 16 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-02-22 | £590,000 | 7 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-08-30 | £410,000 | 1 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-07-27 | £530,000 | 24 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-06-24 | £400,000 | 38 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-11-27 | £390,000 | 12 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-09-23 | £338,000 | 6 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-06-25 | £345,000 | 34 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-12-22 | £295,000 | 20 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-12-16 | £560,000 | 29 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-06-13 | £625,000 | 25 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-05-25 | £355,000 | 38 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-07-14 | £370,500 | 8 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-03-22 | £650,000 | 25 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-06-13 | £419,950 | 28 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-11-24 | £310,000 | 44 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-24 | £310,000 | 44 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-23 | £275,000 | 34 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-05-23 | £395,000 | 27 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-10-05 | £225,000 | 26 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-07-11 | £175,000 | 28 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-07-07 | £205,000 | 31 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-11-20 | £139,000 | 18 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-08-04 | £279,950 | 17 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-09-02 | £117,000 | 30 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-12-18 | £148,000 | 8 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-10-20 | £110,000 | 2 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-10-24 | £137,250 | 34 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-06-09 | £200,000 | 17 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-04-18 | £130,000 | 14 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-07-10 | £180,000 | 25 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-04-12 | £120,000 | 17 LARKFIELD CLOSE | Detached |
41 recorded sales on BL8 4QJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenmount Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Holcombe Brook Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Woodhey High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Hazlehurst Primary Academy | 1.0 mi | Primary | Inadequate (2023) |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw | 1.0 mi | Primary | 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: GARDEN CITY MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · TOWER FAMILY HEALTHCARE (0.8 mi) · RAMSBOTTOM MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ALPHA HOSPITAL BURY (2.9 mi) · FAIRFIELD GEN HOSPITAL (4.0 mi) · FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GREENHALGH FOLD (GREENMOUNT GOLF CLUB) (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Brookhouse Farm barn (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · GARDNERS CHEMIST (0.4 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Ramsbottom (East Lancashire Railway) (1.8 mi) · Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) (2.8 mi) · Bromley Cross (3.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · Co-op Food (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 9,689
Owned 81% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL8 4.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL8 4QJ 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 4 | PostcodeBL8 4QJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £263,388 | £369,974 | £394,504 |
| Population | 53,515 | 22,879 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 20 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 69% | 92% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 90% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL8 4); 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.