The UK Postcode Database

BL8 3QW

a postcode in Bury

Introduced in January 1980
BL8 3QW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with BL8 3QW

Watling Street - 37 properties, USRN 5102489

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 5104260

Slack Lane - 1 property, USRN 5104262

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 5104877

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 5104879

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6193 / 53°37'9"N

Longitude: -2.3723 / 2°22'20"W

UTM Reference: 30U 541522 5941347

OS Easting: 375473

OS Northing: 413700

OS Grid: SD754137

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CVWL.6B

Mapcode Global: WH97P.J9K7

Open Location Code: 9C5VJJ9H+P3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83to58

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

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 3QW 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 today04:13 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 3QW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL8 3QW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
11 March 2024 1, Five Acre Barn, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Semi-detached Freehold £770,000
12 December 2023 76 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £320,000
3 May 2023 72 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £263,000
6 April 2023 72 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £257,500
8 October 2021 74 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
21 May 2021 Lynton, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Detached Leasehold £277,500
23 April 2021 88 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £188,000
22 February 2021 86 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £167,500
3 November 2020 78 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £222,500
15 February 2019 Hill Top Cottage, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Semi-detached Freehold £296,000
13 June 2017 72 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
28 April 2017 74 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £180,000
3 March 2017 62 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,500
16 January 2015 2, Five Acre Barn, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Semi-detached Freehold £437,499
5 December 2014 86 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £118,000
21 November 2014 78 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
21 November 2014 78 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £200,000
29 August 2014 38 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £183,000
30 April 2014 84 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £157,500
20 March 2014 80 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
17 January 2014 58 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £228,000
28 January 2010 1, Five Acre Barn, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Semi-detached Freehold £495,000
24 February 2005 76 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £218,000
23 July 2002 40 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £124,950
26 October 2001 78 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £78,000
8 June 2001 92a Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Detached Freehold £150,000
26 October 2000 68 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Semi-detached Leasehold £95,000
4 June 1999 62 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £71,950
12 February 1999 58 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £76,500
10 October 1995 72 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £71,000
16 February 1995 40 Watling Street, Affetside, Bury BL8 3QW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £68,500

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 3QW

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 3QW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00025539 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
E33004814 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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