Bury
Bury is in Greater Manchester, England, with 3 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and 20 restaurants and cafés. There are 78 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Bury, Bolton Street, 0.5 km away. In June 2026, there was around 1 recorded street crime, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 11 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Bury is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 193,851 residents at roughly 1,949 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 279th of 294 English council areas — better than 5% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
15°COvercast
- Today: 17° / 10° · 87% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:35
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: East Bury · Greater Manchester
Local policing priorities
- 1.Anti-Social Behaviour 2.Anti-Social Behaviour Drug Related 3.Anti-Social Driving 4.Drug Offences 5.Neighbourhood Crime (Burglaries & Ro…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
165 reported road collisions (2024)
46 killed or seriously injured · 212 casualties · 8.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
493 food businesses within 2 miles
- 378 rated 4–5 ★ (320 top)
- 31 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bury, Bolton Street (0.5 km)
- 78 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kearsley (6.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£238,446 average▲ 3.3% YoY
Across Bury · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£969 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY
- 1 bed £686
- 2 bed £888
- 3 bed £1,064
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.1 times median annual pay (7.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (2.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
45 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
41 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: The Castle (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres9
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches81
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
193,851 residents in Bury · 1,949/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 110 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
10% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,555 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (36% of 85,370)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
91 schools · 28,108 pupils
64 primary · 14 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 32 of 43 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)
80inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Hazel Wood High SchoolGood
- Parrenthorn High SchoolGood
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
- The Heys SchoolGood
- Unsworth AcademyGood
- Bury Church of England High SchoolRequires improvement
- Manchester Mesivta SchoolRequires improvement
- Philips High SchoolRequires improvement
- Tottington High SchoolRequires improvement
- St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Star Radcliffe Academy
- The Derby High School
- The Elton High School
- Woodhey High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bury
Care & health services
206 CQC-registered services
- Care homes53
- GP practices36
- Dentists46
- Homecare agencies54
- Hospitals & hospices9
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Bury
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 54 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
168 applications decided
80.4% granted · 135 granted, 33 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 31
- Con 3
- Ref 6
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools17
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets7
- Parks & greens31
- Restaurants & cafés29
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,750 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
737 jobs advertised · £39,202 avg
e.g. Roadside Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£725 median full-time weekly pay
4.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,068 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
38% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 90,853 certificates
11.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.2 women · 57.4 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bury North:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office470 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s389 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership297 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth271 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test218 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury · 0.1 km
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1954, it became an academy sponsored by the St Teresa of Calcutta Cat…
Bury Grammar School (Girls) · 0.2 kmBury Grammar School (Girls) is a private girls' day school in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, which was founded in 1884. The Headmistress since 2015 has been Jo Anderson. The previous headmistress, Bobby Georghiou,…
Bury Grammar School · 0.2 kmBury Grammar School is a 3–18 private day school for boys in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, that has existed since c.1570. It is now part of a group of schools for preschool, junior, senior and sixth form studies.
Bury EMU Depot · 0.3 kmBury EMU Depot was an Electric Traction Depot located in Bury, England. The depot was located on the west side of the line to the south of Bury railway station.
Daisyfield Viaduct · 0.3 kmDaisyfield Viaduct is a stone structure crossing the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal and River Irwell in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It no longer carries trains, and is now used as a recreational feature for…
Bury Town Hall · 0.4 kmBury Town Hall is a municipal building in Knowsley Street, Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Metropolitan Borough of Bury, is a locally listed building.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)