BL8 3QS

a postcode in Bury

Introduced in January 1980

BL8 3QS	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BL8 3QS

Watling Street - 12 properties, USRN 5102489

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 5104268

Watling Street - 1 property, USRN 5104277

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 5105124

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6113 / 53°36'40"N

Longitude: -2.3638 / 2°21'49"W

UTM Reference: 30U 542089 5940468

OS Easting: 376027

OS Northing: 412813

OS Grid: SD760128

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CVYP.15

Mapcode Global: WH97P.NHKB

Open Location Code: 9C5VJJ6P+GF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83to66

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

Retired Professionals
Spacious Rural Living
Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26337 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BL8 3QS on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:52
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:07
Sunset	21:31
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:22
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:48

Hours of daylight today	04:13 to 22:01
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:01 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:51
Moon Rises	23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for BL8 3QS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL8 3QS

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
11 August 2023	12 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£255,000
17 June 2022	14 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£250,000
28 January 2021	10 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£205,000
13 August 2020	16 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£235,000
13 July 2017	12 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£139,995
5 February 2016	4 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£304,950
31 October 2014	6 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£172,500
22 July 2014	10 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£177,500
28 April 2011	16 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£155,000
14 July 2010	12 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,000
24 April 2009	4 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£265,000
27 March 2009	6 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£152,000
20 January 2006	10 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£175,000
17 September 2004	8 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£125,500
12 July 2001	12 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£72,000
23 August 1999	16 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£89,000
6 December 1996	12 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£65,500
10 July 1995	10 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£55,000
23 February 1995	8 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£38,750

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BL8 3QS

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Bury North

MP

James Frith Labour

Bury Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Tottington

Councillors

Yvonne Wright Independent

Luis McBriar Conservative

Iain Gartside Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BL8 3QS

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00025548		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01005047	Bury 003C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001021	Bury 003	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014167	Tottington	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2022	DLUHC
E08000002	Bury	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001144	Bury North	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33004816		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000024	NHS Bury	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2013	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000156	Bury, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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