Bury: local statistics
Bury is a metropolitan borough in the North West, home to an estimated 199,271 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Bury, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Bury sold for an average of £242,437 in July 2026, a rise of 2.8% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the 8th highest of the 35 council areas in the North West; the average for the North West was £221,445. Prices are 74% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 6.8 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Bury. That ratio is the 6th highest ratio of 35 in the North West.
Average Band D council tax in Bury is £2,555.15 for 2026-27, up £140.57 on 2025-26. It is 9th of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,571.29.
199,271 people lived in Bury in mid-2025, according to the ONS, up 0.6% on a year earlier. That is 10,017 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 5.3%, against +8.2% for the North West as a whole. That is the 26th fastest growth of the 35 council areas in the North West. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
An estimated 69.6% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Bury were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 3.9 points); the figure for the North West was 73.8%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 69.0% to 81.6%.
Police recorded 18,315 crimes in Bury in the year to March 2026, 91.9 for every 1,000 residents, 12th of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest rate. The rate was 94.3 in the year to March 2025. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 64.4 to 108.6 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Bury had a life expectancy at birth of 82.0 years; for men it was 78.1, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.5 years for women and +0.2 for men. It is the 13th highest for women of 35 in the North West.
4.4% of Bury residents aged 16 to 64 (5,345 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 4.2% in the North West. That compares with 4.2% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 4.0% (December 2025) and 5.7% (August 2021).
The median full-time employee living in Bury was paid £725.40 a week before tax in April 2025 (£35,767 a year). That is 1.3% below the figure for the North West and close to the middle of the 35 council areas in the North West (20th highest). For full-time jobs located in Bury the median is £685.60 a week (−£39.80 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £519.80: a change of +40% before inflation.
The ONS counted 8,820 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Bury in March 2026, 15% more than in 2016. That is 44 for every 1,000 residents, 11th of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 189,254 |
| 2016 | 190,470 |
| 2017 | 191,896 |
| 2018 | 192,900 |
| 2019 | 193,763 |
| 2020 | 193,604 |
| 2021 | 193,866 |
| 2022 | 194,740 |
| 2023 | 196,160 |
| 2024 | 198,136 |
| 2025 | 199,271 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £139,024 |
| July 2017 | £154,050 |
| July 2018 | £157,455 |
| July 2019 | £165,344 |
| July 2020 | £175,197 |
| July 2021 | £197,644 |
| July 2022 | £216,557 |
| July 2023 | £225,718 |
| July 2024 | £224,284 |
| July 2025 | £235,937 |
| July 2026 | £242,437 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £519.80 a week |
| 2016 | £524.60 a week |
| 2017 | £541.50 a week |
| 2018 | £543.60 a week |
| 2019 | £584.50 a week |
| 2020 | £594.10 a week |
| 2021 | £607.80 a week |
| 2022 | £603.60 a week |
| 2023 | £632.40 a week |
| 2024 | £689.90 a week |
| 2025 | £725.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,571.29 |
| 2017-18 | £1,644.41 |
| 2018-19 | £1,748.89 |
| 2019-20 | £1,826.19 |
| 2020-21 | £1,911.30 |
| 2021-22 | £2,000.92 |
| 2022-23 | £2,072.66 |
| 2023-24 | £2,179.56 |
| 2024-25 | £2,288.80 |
| 2025-26 | £2,414.58 |
| 2026-27 | £2,555.15 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 64.4 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 84.1 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 98.6 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 96.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 75.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 82.4 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 108.6 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 107.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 103.1 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 94.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 91.9 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 70.6% |
| 2016/17 | 71.0% |
| 2017/18 | 73.7% |
| 2018/19 | 71.4% |
| 2019/20 | 75.2% |
| 2020/21 | 73.7% |
| 2021/22 | 76.0% |
| 2022/23 | 81.6% |
| 2023/24 | 69.0% |
| 2024/25 | 70.1% |
| 2025/26 | 69.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 81.3 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 81.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 80.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.3 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.0 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 7,655 |
| 2017 | 8,945 |
| 2018 | 9,640 |
| 2019 | 9,510 |
| 2020 | 9,010 |
| 2021 | 8,955 |
| 2022 | 9,055 |
| 2023 | 8,790 |
| 2024 | 8,630 |
| 2025 | 8,750 |
| 2026 | 8,820 |
Questions about Bury
What is the average house price in Bury?
£242,437 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+2.8% on a year).
How much is Band D council tax in Bury?
£2,555.15 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the population of Bury?
199,271 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the crime rate in Bury?
Home Office figures show 18,315 offences in the year to March 2026, or 91.9 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is life expectancy in Bury?
82.0 years for women and 78.1 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Bury?
5,345 in August 2026 (4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average salary in Bury?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Bury was £725.40 a week in April 2025 (£35,767 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Bury
Every body that makes decisions for Bury, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Bury council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Bury in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bury North: Mr James Frith (Labour) MP
- Bury South: Christian Wakeford (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the North West
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK population · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the North West: Blackburn with Darwen · Knowsley · Preston · St. Helens · Warrington · Westmorland and Furness
Related questions
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