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Moorside

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North east Bury. About 12,334 people in 4.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Moorside, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,958
1,616th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.9%
2,838th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Moorside compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

MoorsideMiddle
Population17 wards, Bury · 2021
Population: every ward in Bury17 areas from 9,748 to 13,475. The middle area is 11,286. Moorside is 11,958.
11,9584th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Bury · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bury17 areas from 87.9% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.8%. Moorside is 97.6%.
97.6%4th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Bury · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bury17 areas from 1.8% to 8.1%. The middle area is 3.7%. Moorside is 8.1%.
8.1%highest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Bury · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bury17 areas from 56.0% to 66.0%. The middle area is 63.9%. Moorside is 63.9%.
63.9%9th highest

Figures for the whole of Bury

These figures are published for the whole of Bury, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bury and not Moorside alone. See Bury

Average house price
£242,437
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,767
87th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.0
89th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Moorside in brief

Moorside had 11,958 usual residents at the census.

In Moorside, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Moorside, 8.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.9% of residents in Moorside were aged 15 to 64 at the census.