Is Bury a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bury, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 5,010 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bury, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 5,010 postcodes
The average home in Bury sold for £242,437 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.8% on a year earlier.
From the middle of Bury, the nearest primary school is St Peter's Church of England Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Derby High School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Knowsley Medical Centre, 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk.
Bury (Manchester Metrolink) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk; the nearest park, Tower Gardens, is 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk.
The average home in Bury sold for £242,437 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £412,842, semi-detached £270,383, terraced £202,368, flats £134,160. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's Church of England Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Derby High School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
The ONS estimates average household income of £41,686 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).