Prestwich is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Bury local authority.

What is the population of Prestwich?

Prestwich has an approximate settlement population of 31,500.

How deprived is Prestwich?

The Bury local authority, which includes Prestwich, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.

Prestwich

Prestwich is a town in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 31,500. It has 53 bus stops, 3 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, around 27 restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Clifton, 2.9 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Prestwich area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bury area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 193,851 residents at roughly 1,949 people per km².

Council: Bury
County: Greater Manchester
Constituency: Bury South
Police force: Greater Manchester

30/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 279th of 294 English council areas — better than 5% of them.

Low crime23

Home affordability67

Affordable rents58

Good schools6

Life expectancy24

Low deprivation35

Employment25

Low council tax20

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°CSunny

Today: 17° / 9° · 62% rain
Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:39

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: St. Mary's (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

346 food businesses within 2 miles

257 rated 4–5 ★ (216 top)
17 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Clifton (2.4 km)
41 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Clifton (2.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£238,446 average▲ 3.3% YoY

Across Bury · to 2026-06

Detached£405,531

Semi-detached£266,129

Terraced£198,808

Flat£132,500

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 (4.5 km)
Cheapest diesel: 181.7p · Asda (9.7 km)

71 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

35 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 350 kW
Nearest: Fairfax Road (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres2
Sports pitches58
Golf courses2
Playgrounds16

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)

A £1,703

B £1,987

C £2,271

D £2,555

E £3,123

F £3,691

G £4,259

H £5,110

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
49 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

Your MP

Christian Wakeford

Labour

Bury South

Recent votes:

AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

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

Schools13
Pharmacies1
Supermarkets4
Parks & greens88
Restaurants & cafés31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,750 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

97 jobs advertised · £35,024 avg

e.g. Amazon Now E-Bike Delivery Partner - Earn £13 - £15 per hour*, Online Physics Tutoring Job in Prestwich – Flexible Schedule, School Administrator

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

Grid electricity

88% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Nuclear 20% · Imports 8% · Gas 5%

24 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bury South:

Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities604 local signatures · 11,464 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office422 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership313 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s278 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth250 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

Prestwich · 0.0 km
Prestwich is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, three miles north of Manchester, three miles north of Salford and five miles south of Bury.
Prestwich tram stop · 0.1 km
Prestwich is a tram stop in the town of Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.
Prestwich Cricket, Tennis & Bowling Club · 0.4 km
Prestwich Cricket, Tennis & Bowling Club, commonly known as PCTBC or Prestwich Cricket Club, is an English multi-sports club from the town of Prestwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England.
The Heys School · 0.4 km
The Heys School is a coeducational secondary school located in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England.
Church Inn · 0.4 km
The Church Inn is a Grade II listed public house on Church Lane in Prestwich, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Historic England describes it as an 18th‑century building, whi…
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich · 0.5 km
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is on Church Lane, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Radcliffe and Prestwich, the archdeaconry of Bolton and the diocese…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Prestwich?: Prestwich is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Bury local authority.
What is the population of Prestwich?: Prestwich has an approximate settlement population of 31,500.
How deprived is Prestwich?: The Bury local authority, which includes Prestwich, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.