BL8 postcode area
The BL8 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton, Bury, Rossendale. Area Scores range from 14 to 96 across them.
In summary
The BL8 district contains both ends of the scale: Elton Vale at 96 out of 100 (#259 of 6,856 in England) against Buckley Wells & Fishpool at 14, an 82-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £175,000 in Whitehead Park to £370,000 in Summerseat — a 2.1× gap within the BL8 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton, Bury and Rossendale — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elton ValeBury | 259 | 96 | £306,000 |
| SummerseatBury | 834 | 88 | £370,000 |
| Nuttall & TottingtonBury | 1,218 | 82 | £295,000 |
| HarwoodBolton | 1,424 | 79 | £280,000 |
| Walshaw & WoolfoldBury | 1,630 | 76 | £238,500 |
| Ainsworth & Bradley FoldBury | 1,876 | 73 | £264,450 |
| Tockholes, Edgworth & HoddlesdenBlackburn with Darwen | 2,185 | 68 | £350,000 |
| HelmshoreRossendale | 2,507 | 63 | £260,000 |
| RamsbottomBury | 3,145 | 54 | £243,000 |
| Higher WoodhillBury | 3,878 | 43 | £269,000 |
| Whitehead ParkBury | 5,338 | 22 | £175,000 |
| Buckley Wells & FishpoolBury | 5,880 | 14 | £199,975 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around BL8.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.