Neighbourhoods in Bury
North West · 26 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#191 of 296 local authorities · 26 neighbourhoods · 194,590 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span Radcliffe (4) to Elton Vale (96); 15% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
Bury contains both ends of the scale: Elton Vale at 96 out of 100 (#259 of 6,856 in England) against Radcliffe at 4, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £145,000 in Fernhill & Pimhole to £370,000 in Summerseat — a 2.6× gap within Bury.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in Bury
Towns & places in Bury
Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Vale | 259 | 96 | £306,000 |
| Whitefield West & Park Lane | 828 | 88 | £315,000 |
| Summerseat | 834 | 88 | £370,000 |
| Unsworth | 1,143 | 83 | £317,750 |
| Nuttall & Tottington | 1,218 | 82 | £295,000 |
| Walshaw & Woolfold | 1,630 | 76 | £238,500 |
| Ainsworth & Bradley Fold | 1,876 | 73 | £264,450 |
| Ramsbottom | 3,145 | 54 | £243,000 |
| Prestwich Central | 3,193 | 53 | £320,000 |
| Kirkhams & Holyrood | 3,535 | 48 | £292,000 |
| Higher Woodhill | 3,878 | 43 | £269,000 |
| Black Lane | 3,953 | 42 | £190,000 |
| Sedgley Park | 4,077 | 40 | £320,000 |
| Prestwich Clough & Rainsough | 4,180 | 39 | £300,000 |
| Prestwich East | 4,310 | 37 | £281,500 |
| Walmersley & Limefield | 4,378 | 36 | £226,250 |
| Outwood Gate | 4,680 | 32 | £240,000 |
| Redvales & Hollins | 4,728 | 31 | £232,500 |
| Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees | 4,954 | 28 | £204,000 |
| Whitefield East | 4,968 | 28 | £238,250 |
| Whitehead Park | 5,338 | 22 | £175,000 |
| Besses | 5,564 | 19 | £265,000 |
| Buckley Wells & Fishpool | 5,880 | 14 | £199,975 |
| Fairfield & Jericho | 6,360 | 7 | £172,000 |
| Fernhill & Pimhole | 6,407 | 6 | £145,000 |
| Radcliffe | 6,599 | 4 | £158,000 |
Neighbourhood rankings in Bury
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| Sedgley Park | £44,862 |
| Summerseat | £44,075 |
| Nuttall & Tottington | £43,540 |
| Whitefield West & Park Lane | £40,180 |
| Higher Woodhill | £39,208 |
Most affordable
price ÷ net income
| Fernhill & Pimhole | 4.8× |
| Whitehead Park | 5.2× |
| Black Lane | 5.7× |
| Fairfield & Jericho | 5.7× |
| Radcliffe | 6.0× |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
Postcode districts in Bury
Postcode districts that overlap Bury — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.
People living in Bury Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 29% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Local authorities around Bury.