United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Bury
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~191k · 82 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, average to earn in. Bury's median house price is 6.5 times median annual pay, well above the North West average, and rents are also high, taking 30.7% of gross pay. While its deprivation score is below the regional median, Bury lags the North West on crime rates and school quality, with only 83.6% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools. This affordability trade-off may suit those prioritising proximity to Manchester over regional housing norms, but it comes with higher living costs and weaker educational outcomes.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Bury ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,721/yr
Low
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
House price
£247,000
Affordable
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Rent
£965/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,555/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Crime
91.7/1k
High
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Deprivation
23.7
High
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Schools
86.1%
Concerning
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
80 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
68 of 79 (86.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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82 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 82 schools, sortable and filterable.
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