M8 postcode area guide — Bury
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M8 postcode district in Bury — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
72.1%
Gigabit-capable
65.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M8 postcode district (Bury) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 784 postcodes Ofcom measures in M8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.8%.
Around 0% of premises in M8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in M8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M8 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| M8 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| M8 0AD | 79.2% | 0% |
| M8 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| M8 0AH | 77.1% | 0% |
| M8 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M8 0AL | 100% | 37.2% |
| M8 0AQ | 100% | 76.5% |
| M8 0AR | 100% | 20.8% |
| M8 0AS | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Bury
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bury district (92,083 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
96.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in M8
Based on 180 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M8 is £182,000, down 1.1% on the previous year (£184,000).
Detached
£217,000
8 sales
Semi-detached
£247,000
57 sales
Terraced
£180,000
70 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,750
35 sales
Latest recorded sales in M8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Chudleigh Road | M8 4PG |
| 20 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Stonefield Drive | M8 8YH |
| 13 May 2026 | £80,000 | Flat | Sherborne Street | M8 8ND |
| 13 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Birwood Road | M8 4GL |
| 13 May 2026 | £101,500 | Terraced | Galsworthy Avenue | M8 0ST |
| 12 May 2026 | £130,000 | Semi-detached | Brooklands Road | M8 4JH |
| 11 May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Stanhorne Avenue | M8 4PQ |
| 5 May 2026 | £35,000 | Flat | Holland Road | M8 4NP |
| 1 May 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | Bellott Street | M8 0AZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Bunyard Street | M8 0RE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bury demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bury district (193,851 residents, 80,696 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.1% |
| 15–29 | 22.3% |
| 30–44 | 19.6% |
| 45–64 | 19.7% |
| 65+ | 18.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.9% |
| Private rented | 17.8% |
| Social rented | 6.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around M8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Moss Community School | All-through | 3–16 | 1,793 | M8 5UF |
| The King David High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 708 | M8 5DY |
| Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester | Secondary | 11–18 | 664 | M8 8DT |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester | Secondary | 11–18 | 659 | M8 8DT |
| Oasis Academy Temple | Primary | 3–11 | 628 | M8 8SA |
| Cheetham CofE Community Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 597 | M8 9FR |
| Bowker Vale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 439 | M8 4NB |
| Irk Valley Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 437 | M8 5XH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in M8
362 rated food businesses operate in M8. 175 hold the top rating of 5, 52 are rated 4, and 33 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Al Maidah Restaurant & Banquet Hall, Marks & Spencer Simply Foods, Vape X Sweet, A&BONLINENUTRITION LTD, Abbey Hotel.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M8
From a sample of 201 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 M8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
29%
Band D
38%
Band E
25%
Band F
2%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bury
Landlines around M8 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.