# Bury

Town in Bury, North West.

Bury is a town in Bury, North West. Median sale price £236,000 in 2025. About 83,243 people.

Town. Code E63001098. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

Bury is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Bury add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £236,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bury was £236,000 in 2025. Joint 409th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bury#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 81,115** (2021). Bury had 81,115 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 134th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/bury#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in Bury 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/town/bury#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.7%** (January 2026). In Bury, 95.7% 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/town/bury#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001098) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in Bury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001098) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,049 homes were sold in Bury in 2025.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001098) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bury had 81,115 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E63001098) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bury, where most of this town lies. The outline is Bury.

## How Bury compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Bury | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £236,000 | joint 63rd most expensive | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 81,115 | 19th most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | joint 26th most people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.7% | joint 80th highest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Bury?

Bury had 81,115 usual residents at the census.
Bury is the 134th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Deprivation in Bury, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Bury has no single figure. Of its 50 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Bury

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bury 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005049) | 1,645 | – | 8 | 88.4% |
| [Bury 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005051) | 1,524 | – | 6 | 90.7% |
| [Bury 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004976) | 1,546 | – | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Bury 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004977) | 1,708 | – | 5 | 97.4% |
| [Bury 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004978) | 1,857 | – | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Bury 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004981) | 1,472 | – | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Bury 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004982) | 1,488 | – | 8 | 97.8% |
| [Bury 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004961) | 1,450 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004965) | 1,238 | – | 9 | 99.0% |
| [Bury 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004966) | 1,816 | – | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Bury 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004967) | 1,191 | – | 9 | 98.5% |
| [Bury 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004963) | 1,478 | – | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Bury 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004968) | 1,481 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005050) | 2,124 | – | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Bury 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005052) | 1,441 | – | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Bury 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005053) | 1,530 | – | 5 | 98.4% |
| [Bury 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004954) | 1,450 | – | 5 | 80.6% |
| [Bury 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004955) | 1,357 | – | 3 | 99.3% |
| [Bury 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004956) | 1,776 | – | 2 | 95.8% |
| [Bury 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004957) | 1,899 | – | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Bury 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004960) | 1,670 | – | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Bury 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004958) | 1,508 | – | 1 | 95.7% |
| [Bury 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004959) | 1,734 | – | 1 | 97.8% |
| [Bury 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004979) | 1,812 | – | 1 | 94.9% |
| [Bury 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004980) | 1,454 | – | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Bury 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005024) | 2,649 | – | 2 | 69.7% |
| [Bury 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005026) | 2,193 | – | 3 | 94.7% |
| [Bury 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004947) | 1,546 | – | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Bury 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004948) | 1,871 | – | 2 | 94.7% |
| [Bury 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004962) | 2,013 | – | 6 | 96.8% |
| [Bury 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004964) | 1,852 | – | 3 | 91.9% |
| [Bury 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004949) | 1,413 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004950) | 1,488 | – | 10 | 96.1% |
| [Bury 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004951) | 1,565 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004952) | 1,336 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004953) | 1,533 | – | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Bury 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005025) | 1,697 | – | 4 | 95.4% |
| [Bury 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005027) | 1,862 | – | 1 | 97.4% |
| [Bury 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005028) | 2,235 | – | 2 | 96.8% |
| [Bury 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005029) | 1,985 | – | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Bury 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005006) | 2,022 | – | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Bury 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005030) | 1,786 | – | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Bury 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005054) | 1,571 | – | 6 | 92.4% |
| [Bury 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005059) | 1,786 | – | 4 | 96.1% |
| [Bury 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005060) | 1,734 | – | 5 | 94.1% |
| [Bury 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004945) | 1,534 | – | 8 | 97.9% |
| [Bury 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005055) | 1,448 | – | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Bury 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005056) | 1,272 | – | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Bury 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005057) | 1,618 | – | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Bury 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005058) | 1,346 | – | 9 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Bury North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-north): Mr James Frith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

## Postcode districts covering Bury

[BL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8), [BL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl9), [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26)

## Middle areas in Bury

[Buckley Wells & Fishpool](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/buckley-wells-and-fishpool), [Elton Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/elton-vale), [Fairfield & Jericho](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fairfield-and-jericho), [Fernhill & Pimhole](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/fernhill-and-pimhole), [Higher Woodhill](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/higher-woodhill), [Redvales & Hollins](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/redvales-and-hollins), [Unsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/unsworth), [Walmersley & Limefield](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/walmersley-and-limefield), [Walshaw & Woolfold](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/walshaw-and-woolfold), [Whitehead Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/whitehead-park)

## Towns near Bury

[Ramsbottom](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ramsbottom), [Heywood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heywood), [Radcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radcliffe), [Whitefield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitefield), [Prestwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestwich), [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bolton)

## Bury in brief

Bury is a town in Bury, North West.
About 83,243 people lived in Bury in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £236,000 in 2025 across 1,049 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in Bury was £236,000 in 2025.
Bury had 81,115 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Bury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bury, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001098
- 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: 19.61 km²
- People, mid-2024: 83,243*
- Neighbourhoods: 50
- Output areas: 255

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Whitefield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitefield), [Radcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radcliffe), [Heywood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heywood), [Ramsbottom](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ramsbottom), [Prestwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestwich), [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bolton)

## Latest updates for Bury

- 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/E63001098

## How to cite

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

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