# Prestwich

Town in Bury, North West.

Prestwich is a town in Bury, North West. Median sale price £304,011 in 2025. About 32,541 people.

Town. Code E63001210. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

Prestwich is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Prestwich 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: £304,011** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Prestwich was £304,011 in 2025. 406th most expensive 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/prestwich#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 31,509** (2021). Prestwich had 31,509 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 359th 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/prestwich#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 59%** (2022). About 59% of people in Prestwich 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/prestwich#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.9%** (January 2026). In Prestwich, 92.9% 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/prestwich#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001210) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 59% of people in Prestwich 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=E63001210) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 389 homes were sold in Prestwich in 2025.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001210) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Prestwich had 31,509 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E63001210) (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 Prestwich.

## How Prestwich compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Prestwich | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £304,011 | 23rd most expensive | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 31,509 | 55th most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 59% | 71st most people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.9% | joint 32nd lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Prestwich?

Prestwich had 31,509 usual residents at the census.
Prestwich is the 359th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Deprivation in Prestwich, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Prestwich has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in Prestwich

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bury 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005034) | 1,790 | – | 5 | 95.2% |
| [Bury 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004972) | 1,494 | – | 3 | 97.4% |
| [Bury 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004973) | 1,544 | – | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Bury 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004975) | 1,498 | – | 5 | 84.8% |
| [Bury 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005039) | 1,576 | – | 3 | 92.1% |
| [Bury 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005045) | 1,619 | – | 5 | 97.8% |
| [Bury 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01004974) | 1,411 | – | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005033) | 1,675 | – | 6 | 96.8% |
| [Bury 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005036) | 1,982 | – | 3 | 66.8% |
| [Bury 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005037) | 1,494 | – | 8 | 85.9% |
| [Bury 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005031) | 1,533 | – | 3 | 96.4% |
| [Bury 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005032) | 1,341 | – | 2 | 95.3% |
| [Bury 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005035) | 1,455 | – | 7 | 98.0% |
| [Bury 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005038) | 1,357 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Bury 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005040) | 1,845 | – | 4 | 96.5% |
| [Bury 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005041) | 1,857 | – | 6 | 98.1% |
| [Bury 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005042) | 1,952 | – | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Bury 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005043) | 1,947 | – | 6 | 94.5% |
| [Bury 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005044) | 1,964 | – | 2 | 99.1% |

## Your MP

- [Bury South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south): Christian Wakeford (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 Prestwich

[M25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m25)

## Middle areas in Prestwich

[Prestwich Central](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/prestwich-central), [Prestwich Clough & Rainsough](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/prestwich-clough-and-rainsough), [Prestwich East](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/prestwich-east), [Sedgley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/sedgley-park)

## Towns near Prestwich

[Whitefield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitefield), [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/salford), [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester), [Clifton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clifton-salford), [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bury), [Radcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radcliffe)

## Prestwich in brief

Prestwich is a town in Bury, North West.
About 32,541 people lived in Prestwich in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £304,011 in 2025 across 389 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in Prestwich was £304,011 in 2025.
Prestwich had 31,509 usual residents at the census.
About 59% of people in Prestwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Prestwich, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001210
- Constituency: [Bury South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south)
- Council: [Bury †](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 5.33 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,541*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 96

* 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

[Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester), [Whitefield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitefield), [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/salford), [Clifton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clifton-salford), [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bury), [Radcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radcliffe)

## Latest updates for Prestwich

- 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/E63001210

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestwich, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestwich#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. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestwich