Radcliffe
Radcliffe is a town in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 29,950. It has around 1 pharmacy, 2 parks and greens, and 3 restaurants and cafés, 51 bus stops, and Bury, Bolton Street railway station is 3.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Radcliffe 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
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
17°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 18° / 10° · 84% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:35
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Radcliffe East · 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…
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
298 food businesses within 2 miles
- 229 rated 4–5 ★ (171 top)
- 15 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bury, Bolton Street (3.8 km)
- 48 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kearsley (3.9 km):
Loading live departures…
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 (0.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (9.3 km)
56 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
68 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: GMEV PAYG Charge Point (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches40
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds21
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
- 17 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:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens36
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,750 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
71 jobs advertised · £39,011 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, SEO Manager, Fabricator Welder
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
99% low-carbon electricity
Wind 64% · Nuclear 31% · Solar 3% · Gas 2%
7 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
Radcliffe, Greater Manchester · 0.2 kmRadcliffe is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Irwell Valley 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Manchester and 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Bury and is contiguous…
Radcliffe Cenotaph · 0.2 kmRadcliffe Cenotaph is a Grade II* listed war memorial on Blackburn Street in Radcliffe, a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It commemorates the men and women of Radcliff…
Radcliffe tram stop · 0.2 kmRadcliffe is a tram stop in the town of Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.
Radcliffe Town Hall · 0.3 kmRadcliffe Town Hall is a municipal structure in Spring Lane in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Radcliffe Borough Council, is a locally listed building.
Radcliffe Bridge railway station · 0.4 kmRadcliffe Bridge railway station served Radcliffe, in Greater Manchester, England. It was built on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line, between Bury Bolton Street and Clifton Junction. It was opened on 25…
Wilton Mill, Radcliffe · 0.4 kmWilton Mill, Radcliffe was a cotton spinning mill in Radcliffe, Bury, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1907 and was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1930 and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Producti…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Radcliffe?
- Radcliffe is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Bury local authority.
- What is the population of Radcliffe?
- Radcliffe has an approximate settlement population of 29,950.
- How deprived is Radcliffe?
- The Bury local authority, which includes Radcliffe, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.