# Fernhill & Pimhole

East Bury. 12,321 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

Fernhill & Pimhole had 11,350 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Fernhill & Pimhole was £145,000 in 2025.

Middle area. Code E02001026. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Fernhill & Pimhole was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 435th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fernhill-and-pimhole#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 11,350** (2021). Fernhill & Pimhole had 11,350 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 454th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fernhill-and-pimhole#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Fernhill & Pimhole live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fernhill-and-pimhole#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.8%** (January 2026). In Fernhill & Pimhole, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fernhill-and-pimhole#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001026) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Fernhill & Pimhole live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001026) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 80 homes were sold in Fernhill & Pimhole in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001026) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Fernhill & Pimhole had 11,350 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001026) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bury. The outline is Fernhill & Pimhole.

## Recorded crime in Fernhill & Pimhole


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How Fernhill & Pimhole compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Fernhill & Pimhole | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £145,000 | cheapest | 26 middle areas, Bury · 2025 |
| Population | 11,350 | most populated | 26 middle areas, Bury · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 26 middle areas, Bury · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.8% | 6th lowest | 26 middle areas, Bury · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Fernhill & Pimhole?

Fernhill & Pimhole had 11,350 usual residents at the census.
Fernhill & Pimhole is the 454th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Bury

These figures are published for the whole of Bury, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bury and not Fernhill & Pimhole alone. [See Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

- **Average house price: £243,107** (August 2026). Bury’s average house price was £243,107 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,767** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bury earned a median of £35,767 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 87th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Bury costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 152nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.0** (2025). Bury has a deprivation score of 24.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 89th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Fernhill & Pimhole in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fernhill & Pimhole was £145,000 in 2025.
Fernhill & Pimhole had 11,350 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Fernhill & Pimhole live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Fernhill & Pimhole, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001026
- Ward: [Bury East †](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/ward/bury-east)
- Constituency: [Bury North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-north)
- Council: [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.35 km²
- People, mid-2024: 12,321*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 32

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Fairfield & Jericho](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fairfield-and-jericho), [Buckley Wells & Fishpool](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/buckley-wells-and-fishpool), [Walmersley & Limefield](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/walmersley-and-limefield), [Heywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/heywood-heap-bridge-and-darnhill), [Higher Woodhill](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/higher-woodhill), [Whitehead Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/whitehead-park)

## Latest updates for Fernhill & Pimhole

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001026

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fernhill-and-pimhole, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fernhill-and-pimhole#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fernhill-and-pimhole
