Whitefield
Whitefield is a town in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 23,545. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 29 restaurants and cafés, along with 67 bus stops and Clifton railway station 3.3 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crimes 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 Whitefield 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.
- 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
10°CClear
- Today: 13° / 8° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:31
9h 17m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US 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
333 food businesses within 2 miles
- 245 rated 4–5 ★ (200 top)
- 14 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Clifton (3.2 km)
- 56 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Clifton (3.2 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 (2.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (2.3 km)
37 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
89 charging locations within ~8 km
- 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Whitefield (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches31
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds12
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
- In a conservation area (All Saints, Whitefield)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 16 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
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 31
- Con 3
- Ref 6
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools14
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens1422
- Restaurants & cafés34
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,820 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
63 jobs advertised · £43,752 avg
e.g. Learning Support Assistant, Room Leader, Business Relationship Manager
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
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 · 3 pharmacies in M45
- The Uplands Medical Practice
- The Elms Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bury South:
- Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities604 local signatures · 11,508 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth250 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND187 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK146 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately111 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
All Saints' Church, Stand · 0.1 kmAll Saints' Church or Stand Church is an active Anglican parish church in Stand, Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England. It is in the deanery of Radcliffe and Prestwich, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of…
Whitefield, Greater Manchester · 0.2 kmWhitefield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground above the Irwell Valley, along the south bank of the River Irwell, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Bury…
Whitefield tram stop · 0.3 kmWhitefield tram stop is in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England, on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.
Whitefield Town Hall · 0.4 kmWhitefield Town Hall was a municipal building off Pinfold Lane, Whitefield, a town in Greater Manchester in England. The building, which served as the offices and meeting place of Whitefield Urban District Council, wa…
Besses United Reformed Church · 0.4 kmBesses United Reformed Church is designated a Grade II building by Historic England. It is situated between Bury New Road and Bury Old Road at Besses o' th' Barn, an area of Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England.
Philips High School · 0.4 kmPhilips High School is a community secondary school in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitefield?
- Whitefield is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Bury local authority.
- What is the population of Whitefield?
- Whitefield has an approximate settlement population of 23,545.
- How deprived is Whitefield?
- The Bury local authority, which includes Whitefield, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.