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BL8 3

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7,969 people · median £215,000 · Bury

More affordable than most
Bury Council · Labour-controlled   30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £215,000, up 22.5% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 7.4× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 · 70 sales
£112k£145k£178k£210k£243k2011201820262015 +14%−6%£218,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£215,000
5-year change+22.5%
Full history since 1995
£23k£81k£138k£195k£252k1995201020262004 +26%−13%£218,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£405k
Semi-detached
£254k
Terraced
£190k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.1× · five-year average 7.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Bury16.5%

Of the homes across Bury that sold again within five years, 16.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than North West (19.4%).

By property type
Terraced houses4.8%
Flats17.5%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new21.5%
Bought second-hand14.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+19.8% · ~8.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (492 resale pairs) across Bury — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership81%

Owned outright
42%
With a mortgage
40%
Private rented
13%
Social rented
5%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,555

Bury Council£2,116
Mayoral (incl. fire)£154
Mayoral Police & Crime£285
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,703
Band B£1,987
Band C£2,271
Band D (baseline)£2,555
Band E£3,123
Band F£3,691
Band G£4,259
Band H£5,110
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£2,128 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in BL8 3 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Bury Road£107,000520+20.2%
Booth Street£95,000224+12.7%
Scobell Street£112,500155-19%
Brookwater Close£110,000128—
Market Street£107,000101+41%
Booth Way£114,25088—
Walshaw Road£110,00088-6.7%
Church Street£116,50086+7.8%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Bury how BL8 3 compares · from Bury

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Gigg +54.7%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Gigg£240,000+54.7%72
Unsworth£315,000+51.2%172
Tottington£250,000+48.6%72
Elton£226,250+48.4%184
Fairfield£155,000+46%160
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in BL8 3 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
113 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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