Bury: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£412,842

Semi-detached

£270,383

Terraced

£202,368

Flat or maisonette

£134,160

First-time buyers

£213,927

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  178,330 in 1991 → 198,921 in 2024 (+11.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £125,219 in 2005 → £242,437 in 2026 (+93.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £408 in 2008 → £625 in 2025 (+53.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.8% in 2004 → 73.2% in 2023 (−2.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.8% in 2001 → 4.3% in 2025 (+138.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,459 in 1997 → £23,068 in 2024 (+120.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Bury; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work13.2% (2024) · 35th highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access9 min (2019) · 71st lowest of 326
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access94.2% (January 2026) · 82nd highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access88% (May 2024) · 101st highest of 318

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work34.7% (2021) · 365th highest of 374
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work2.1% (2024) · 349th highest of 361
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access54.8 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 351st highest of 361
• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 260th highest of 296

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.7 years · England 80.0 · 99th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.3 years · England 83.8 · 111th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)57.4 years · England 60.9 · 116th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.2 years · England 61.3 · 106th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)374.5 per 100k · England 321.0 · 102nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.8% · England 10.4 · 82nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.4% · England 64.6 · 74th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)65.2% · England 68.3 · 124th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.6 score · England 46.0 · 99th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.3% · England 5.8 · 59th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)25.5% · England 19.8 · 115th lowest of 153