Edenfield
Edenfield is a village in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 2,126. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ramsbottom, 1.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 7 recorded street crimes, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Edenfield area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bury area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 193,851 residents at roughly 1,949 people per km².
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- Bury
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
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
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 8° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:28
9h 12m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
161 reported road collisions (2025)
57 killed or seriously injured · 196 casualties · 8.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
151 food businesses within 2 miles
- 123 rated 4–5 ★ (103 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Irwell Vale (1.3 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Entwistle (7.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£243,107 average▲ 2.8% YoY
Across Bury · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£969 average monthly rent▲ 0.8% YoY
- 1 bed £686
- 2 bed £888
- 3 bed £1,065
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,283 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (11 km)
13 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: The Fisherman's Retreat (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds4
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,802
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,496
- Net moves+306
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 107 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
92 schools · 28,108 pupils
64 primary · 14 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 32 of 43 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)
84 inspected 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
208 CQC-registered services
- Care homes55
- 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
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
207 applications decided
87.9% granted · 182 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Andy MacNae
Labour
Rossendale and Darwen
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 31
- Con 3
- Ref 6
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,820 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
9 jobs advertised · £32,436 avg
e.g. Health And Safety Manager Part Time (Manchester), Delivery Rider - Scooter, Sous Chef - Duckworth Arms
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£725 median full-time weekly pay
4.4% 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
Grid electricity
78% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 44% · Wind 34% · Gas 13% · Imports 10%
50 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in BL0
- Ramsbottom Medical Practice
- Garden City Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rossendale and Darwen:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth239 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK192 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately175 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND146 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills133 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Edenfield · 0.6 kmEdenfield is a village in the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England, on the River Irwell 1.25 miles (2.0 km) north of Ramsbottom, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Rawtenstall, and 6.0 miles (9.7 km) west of Norden. At…
Strongstry · 0.8 kmStrongstry is a hamlet in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The hamlet is only accessible by an unadopted road running through a factory. It is accessible on several walking routes. For local government purposes, it re…
Irwell Vale · 1.2 kmIrwell Vale is a village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, in North West England. which lies at the confluence of the River Ogden and River Irwell.
Turn Village · 1.3 kmTurn Village is a hamlet in the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It is located in the South Pennines, on the A680 road between Edenfield and Norden. Population details are included in Ramsbottom.
Irwell Vale railway station · 1.3 kmIrwell Vale railway station was built as a stop on the heritage East Lancashire Railway. It serves the small village of Irwell Vale, in Rossendale, Lancashire, England.
River Ogden · 1.5 kmThe River Ogden is a minor river in Lancashire, England. It is approximately 4.4 miles (7.1 km) long and has a catchment area of 9.77 square miles (25.298 km2).
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Edenfield?
- Edenfield is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Bury local authority.
- What is the population of Edenfield?
- Edenfield has an approximate settlement population of 2,126.
- How deprived is Edenfield?
- The Bury local authority, which includes Edenfield, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.