10 important facts
Area insights about Bury, local authority district
Income
View »Includes low-income areas and areas of average wealth 2/10 - 6/10
Deprivation
View »Composed of non-deprived areas by 45%
Professional occupations
View »Average % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 5/10
Residents with degrees
View »Low % of residents are degree-educated or similar 4/10
Demographics
View »- Main ethnic group
- White British 78%
- Main religion
- Christian 49%
- Main age band
- Aged 40 to 59 27%
- Main household type
- One-person household 31%
Bury (LAD)
Average for North West
Noise
View »- 47.9% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
Transport
View »No transport stations found in this area
Schools
View »84 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 2 schools or 2.4%
- Good: 53 schools or 63%
- Primary schools: 66 (2 Outstanding, 42 Good)
- Secondary schools: 16 (0 Outstanding, 9 Good)
- State-funded: 61 schools or 73%
- Private: 3 schools or 4%
Flood risk
View »Contains areas that are at risk of flood
Resident reviews
View »5.5Unpleasant area
- Local architecture / Beauty
- 5.5
- Green spaces
- 7.8
- Prosperity
- 4.4
- Safety
- 4.4
- High street / Retail amenities
- 5.5
- Transport links
- 5.5
- Local community
- 4.4
- Schools
- 6.6
Local residents say
councilattractiveboringbusydiverse3.5High crime area, severely deprived
WandererBX85, Jun 23 2025
Kestrel Drive, BL9 6JE
Very high crime area, high levels of poverty, high levels of unemployment, transport links are poor and outdated
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7.5 Very peaceful neighbourhood with a…
Brian , Feb 23 2025
Wordsworth Avenue, BL9 9QX
Very peaceful neighbourhood with a local park with lots of activities, and nature on the doorstep but with local amenities and buildings to not feel too reclusive. Perfect fam...
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