BL8 3QW, Bury
Sold prices and local information for BL8 3QW on Watling Street. Free
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Average sold price
£275,967
15 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£295,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
0%
of homes, gigabit 0%
Sold prices in BL8 3QW
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78, Watling Street | 19 Dec 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced |
| 74, Watling Street | 26 Sep 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced |
| 1, Five Acre Barn, Watling Street | 11 Mar 2024 | £770,000 | Semi-detached |
| 76, Watling Street | 12 Dec 2023 | £320,000 | Terraced |
| 72, Watling Street | 3 May 2023 | £263,000 | Terraced |
| 72, Watling Street | 6 Apr 2023 | £257,500 | Terraced |
| 74, Watling Street | 8 Oct 2021 | £220,000 | Terraced |
| Lynton, Watling Street | 21 May 2021 | £277,500 | Detached |
| 88, Watling Street | 23 Apr 2021 | £188,000 | Terraced |
| 86, Watling Street | 22 Feb 2021 | £167,500 | Terraced |
| 78, Watling Street | 3 Nov 2020 | £222,500 | Terraced |
| Hill Top Cottage, Watling Street | 15 Feb 2019 | £296,000 | Semi-detached |
| 72, Watling Street | 13 Jun 2017 | £200,000 | Terraced |
| 74, Watling Street | 28 Apr 2017 | £180,000 | Terraced |
| 62, Watling Street | 3 Mar 2017 | £182,500 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 80% freehold, 20% leasehold.
Streets in BL8 3QW
- Watling Street£485k
Schools near BL8 3QW
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw | Primary | – | 0.9 mi |
| Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | Primary | Good | 1.0 mi |
| St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton | Primary | Good | 1.3 mi |
| Hardy Mill Primary School | Primary | – | 1.3 mi |
| St Maxentius CofE Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.3 mi |
| Greenmount Primary School | Primary | – | 1.5 mi |
Living in BL8 3QW
Nearest stations
- Bromley Cross station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
- Hall i' th' Wood station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
- Entwistle station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 1.3 mi
- Spar PFS 1.4 mi
- Morrisons 1.5 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.8 mi
Pharmacies
- Cohens Chemist 1.3 mi
- Cohens Chemist 1.4 mi
- Manor Pharmacy 1.5 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 1.3 mi
- Denuvo Dental 1.4 mi
- Bromley Cross Dental Practice 2.0 mi
GP surgeries
- Tower Family Healthcare 1.3 mi
- Harwood Medical Centre 1.5 mi
- Garden City Medical Centre 1.9 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 96% of homes in Bury (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 10 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 6 of 10 |
| Crime | 9 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 2 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in BL8 3QW
Ethnic group
| Here | Bury | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98% | 82.9% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1% | 2.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.5% | 10.6% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.4% | 1.9% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.1% | 1.9% |
Religion
| Here | Bury | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 66.3% | 48.8% |
| No religion | 25.9% | 29.4% |
| Not answered | 6.1% | 4.9% |
| Jewish | 0.9% | 5.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Other religion | 0.2% | – |
| Muslim | 0.1% | 9.9% |
| Hindu | 0% | 0.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | Bury | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 97.6% | 87.9% |
| Born outside the UK | 2.4% | 12.1% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Bury | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 41.3% | 32.3% |
| No qualifications | 15.4% | 18.5% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 15% | 16.5% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 12.7% | 14.6% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.6% |
| Other qualifications | 2% | 2.7% |
General health
| Here | Bury | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 51.1% | 48.2% |
| Good health | 28.7% | 33% |
| Fair health | 16.5% | 13.3% |
| Bad health | 3.2% | 4.3% |
| Very bad health | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Occupation
| Here | Bury | |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 25.3% | 12.5% |
| Professional occupations | 22.2% | 20.7% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15% | 13.6% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.5% | 9.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Elementary occupations | 4.5% | 9% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 1.6% | 6.8% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Bury | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 42.4% | 27.1% |
| 1 car or van in household | 30.8% | 43.5% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 18.3% | 7.3% |
| No cars or vans in household | 8.5% | 22.1% |
Economic activity
| Here | Bury | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 54.4% | 58.5% |
| Economically inactive | 44.5% | 39.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.1% | 1.9% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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