# Higher Woodhill North Bury. 5,726 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres. Higher Woodhill had 5,695 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Higher Woodhill was £269,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001023. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £269,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Higher Woodhill was £269,000 in 2025. Joint 3,106th 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/higher-woodhill#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 5,695** (2021). Higher Woodhill had 5,695 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,375th least 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/higher-woodhill#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Higher Woodhill 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/higher-woodhill#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Higher Woodhill, 99.0% 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/higher-woodhill#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001023) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Higher Woodhill 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=E02001023) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 60 homes were sold in Higher Woodhill in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001023) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Higher Woodhill had 5,695 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001023) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bury. The outline is Higher Woodhill. ## Recorded crime in Higher Woodhill Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Higher Woodhill compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Higher Woodhill | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £269,000 | 12th most expensive | 26 middle areas, Bury · 2025 | | Population | 5,695 | 3rd least 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 | 99.0% | 6th highest | 26 middle areas, Bury · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Higher Woodhill? Higher Woodhill had 5,695 usual residents at the census. Higher Woodhill is the joint 2,375th least 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 Higher Woodhill alone. [See Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) - **Average house price: £242,437** (July 2026). Bury’s average house price was £242,437 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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. ## Higher Woodhill in brief The median price paid for a home in Higher Woodhill was £269,000 in 2025. Higher Woodhill had 5,695 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Higher Woodhill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Higher Woodhill, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001023 - Ward: [Elton †](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/ward/elton) - 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: 2.32 km² - People, mid-2024: 5,726* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 18 * 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 [Walmersley & Limefield](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/walmersley-and-limefield), [Nuttall & Tottington](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/nuttall-and-tottington), [Walshaw & Woolfold](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/walshaw-and-woolfold), [Whitehead Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/whitehead-park), [Fernhill & Pimhole](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fernhill-and-pimhole) ## Latest updates for Higher Woodhill - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001023 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/bury/higher-woodhill, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/bury/higher-woodhill#f-house-sales-median-price. 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