The postcode BL8 2BG is located in Bury, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BL8 2BG is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
BL8 2BG is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BL8 2BG as Multicultural metropolitans > Rented family living > Social renting young families.
The closest road name to BL8 2BG is Powell Street which is centered 74 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Regimental Museum and is 136 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.49 km away at Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink) The closest railway station is Kearsley Rail Station, 6.03 km away.
The closest primary school to BL8 2BG (for ages 11 and under) is St Stephen's Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on July 11, 2018.
The local pub for residents of BL8 2BG is Hark to Towler and is 5.21 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 10, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Adam's Takeaway and is 4.64 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on September 20, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 54.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 69.6% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for BL8 2BG is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Bury is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to BL8 2BG and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to BL8 2BG, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode BL8 2BG
Introduction | January 1980 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BL8 2BG - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Excel and Exceed Centre | Special school | 12-19 | Good (June 28, 2017) | 187 m |
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (July 11, 2018) | 378 m |
Mill School - Bury | Special school | 7-17 | Good (July 15, 2021) | 443 m |
Chantlers Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 22, 2020) | 747 m |
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 11-16 | 891 m | |
The Derby High School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (March 28, 2018) | 929 m |
Greenhill Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 967 m | |
Bury Grammar Schools | Independent school | 3-18 | 1.05 km | |
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (January 16, 2015) | 1.09 km |
Bury Church of England High School | Academy | 11-16 | 1.13 km | |
Bury Catholic Preparatory School | Independent school | 3-11 | 1.29 km | |
Lowercroft Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 9, 2020) | 1.33 km |
Holy Cross College | College | 16-99 | Good (December 12, 2018) | 1.39 km |
Elton Community Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (November 7, 2018) | 1.44 km |
St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (November 11, 2021) | 1.55 km |
Bury College | College | 16-99 | Good (September 21, 2018) | 1.56 km |
The Elton High School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (February 3, 2022) | 1.59 km |
Woodbank Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 29, 2020) | 1.8 km |
St Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (December 2, 2016) | 1.81 km |
St Luke's CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 24, 2017) | 1.82 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BL8 2BG - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Our Lady & St. Pauls RC School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 13, 2021 | 4.49 km | |
Adam's Takeaway | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement September 20, 2021 | 4.64 km | |
Building Blocks Private Day Nursery (NW) Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 2, 2021 | 4.64 km | |
Morrisons Daily | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 15, 2020 | 4.64 km | |
Brownhill Learning Community | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 13, 2021 | 4.82 km | |
Great Bear Distribution | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 23, 2020 | 4.83 km | |
The Beestro @ Great Bear | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 2, 2022 | 4.83 km | |
Summit Chippy | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 7, 2021 | 5.16 km | |
Aisha News and Groceries | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 25, 2019 | 5.2 km | |
Darnhill Fish & Chip Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Improvement September 8, 2021 | 5.2 km | |
Lloyds Chemist | Exempt January 25, 2022 | 5.2 km | |
Parade News | Exempt May 3, 2021 | 5.2 km | |
Raf 's Mini Mart | Exempt May 25, 2019 | 5.2 km | |
Royal Bengal Indian Takeaway | Awaiting Inspection | 5.2 km | |
Super Booze | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 25, 2022 | 5.2 km | |
Superpound | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory July 31, 2019 | 5.2 km | |
Superpound (storage ) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory July 31, 2019 | 5.2 km | |
Hark to Towler | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 10, 2020 | 5.21 km | |
Summit Hotel | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 20, 2021 | 5.21 km | |
Cabbage Patch Pre School @ St Margarets School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 30, 2019 | 5.3 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BL8 2BG - Data from Apr 2022
Regimental Museum | 136 m | |
Regimental Museum | 152 m | |
Grange Road | 257 m | |
Grange Road | 272 m | |
Buckingham Drive | 279 m | |
Bury - Bolton Street | 1.51 km | |
Key Gardens | 1.55 km | |
Market Street | 1.6 km | |
Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.49 km | |
Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway) | 1.5 km | |
Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.53 km | |
Kearsley Rail Station | 6.03 km | |
Kearsley Rail Station | 6.05 km | |
Farnworth Rail Station | 6.09 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 24.56 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 24.6 km | |
Terminal One Access | 25.12 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BL8 2BG - Data from Dec 2021
Deardens Lodge | 428 m | |
Goit | 479 m | |
Elton Reservoir | 765 m | |
Withins Reservoir | 1.45 km | |
Woodhill Brook | 1.48 km | |
Starling Wood | 1.57 km | |
Starling Pond | 1.63 km | |
Starkies Wood | 1.68 km | |
George's Wood | 2.66 km | |
The Lido | 3.05 km | |
Lamb Lodge Reservoir | 3.15 km | |
Farm Lodge Reservoir | 3.74 km | |
Dingle Reservoir | 3.83 km | |
High Barn | 3.93 km | |
Bowstone Hill | 3.96 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for BL8 2BG - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
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Download | 40 Mbps | 54.7 Mbps | 327.4 Mbps |
Upload | 10 Mbps | 11.9 Mbps | 48.38 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 6.4 | 0.9 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 27 | 7 |
30-300 Mbps | 30.4% | 100% | 60.1 | 14 |
300+ Mbps | 69.6% | 69.6% | 327 | 48 |
Energy usage data for BL8 2BG - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Greater Manchester |
Latitude | 53.58711000 |
Longitude | -2.31956200 |
OS Easting | 378943 |
OS Northing | 0410106 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Greater Manchester |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Bury North |
Electoral Ward | Church |
Local Authority District | Bury |
Region / Government Office Region | North West |
European Electoral Region | North West |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Greater Manchester Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Greater Manchester |
International Territorial Level Code | E08000002 |
Travel To Work Area | Manchester |
NHS England Region | North West |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Bury |
Cancer Alliance | Greater Manchester |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
North West |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Bury CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Multicultural metropolitans Group: Rented family living Subgroup: Social renting young families |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | Greater Manchester BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Bury BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33004843 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Bury 009 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Bury 009B |
Output Area / Small Area | 4A1 |