Living in Bury

In Bury, tenants pay an average rent of €1,132 a month (2026).

At the end of 2021, Bury had a population of 81,095. Regional median gross salary figures for Bury showed €2,987 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.8% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2434 sources

Population81,095people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)2,987EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,132EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority

Unemployment rate4.8%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime9,207incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean6.78µg/m³country median 6.5 — 4% aboveOfficial source · official estimated total annual mean background concentration

Higher unemployment than 81% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than 67% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Bury?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bury.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Bury. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1656

Utilities, 85 m² flat€292

Transport pass€93

Fitness club€32

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Transport pass, Fitness club. The others are published prices.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	32.14 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Bury (Bury) (Wayback Machine capture 20251109220854)³²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150¹Official · national market
Private kindergarten, monthly	1,656 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Bury (Bury) (Wayback Machine capture 20251109220854)³²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack²²Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	93.49 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Bury (Bury) (Wayback Machine capture 20251109220854)³²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	292 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Bury (Bury) (Wayback Machine capture 20251109220854)³²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Rent price index, mean	1,135 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics²¹Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,132 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority¹⁷Official

Is Bury a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–66%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–75%

Student50%strong on education, weak on work · range 40–60%

Family70%strong on family, weak on cost · range 60–80%

Retirement39%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 27–51%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Bury is 4.8%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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263

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Bury 4.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	92.74 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk³⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Employment rate	55.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official
Superfast broadband availability	99.49 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk³⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)	2,987 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.8 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹¹Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Bury?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€941of €2,495 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,495
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31	− €1,132
Public transport pass€93 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Bury (Bury) (Wayback Machine capture 20251109220854) · 2025-12-31	− €93
Utilities, 85 m²€292 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Bury (Bury) (Wayback Machine capture 20251109220854) · 2025-12-31	− €292
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Left over	€941

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bury Salary needed to live in Bury

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bury. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

Department for Work and Pensions

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bury. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	44 count	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Primary schools	40 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official
Schools	57 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Bury's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	12 count	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bury under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Bury?

Police recorded about 9,207 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)²⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesBury highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Belfast9,156

Coventry8,836

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,207 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)²⁰Official · county
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	18.5 per 100,000	Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Burglary per 100,000 residents	0 per 100,000	30 Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Mobility and administration

Bury's nearest airport was MAN, 28 km away and offered 146 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	146 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	28 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MAN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁹Official

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bury?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.78 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹⁵

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.8WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011.5WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂11.9WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Bury is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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487

200

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Bury 6.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	11.94 µg/m³country median 7.2	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹³Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.53 µg/m³country median 11.3	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.78 µg/m³country median 6.5	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bury?

The published population was 81,095 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.7%
Foreign residents14.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	19.61 km²	Dec 2022	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
City area	19.61 km²	Dec 2022	Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.⁵Official
Foreign residents	11,620 people	21 Mar 2021	Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts.⁶Official
GP practices per 10,000 residents	1.48 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Schools per 10,000 residents	5.43 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Population density	4,136 people/km²	21 Mar 2021	www.ons.gov.uk⁶Official · built-up-area figure
Population	81,095 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Owner-occupied homes	66.75 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official
Residents born abroad	14.3 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Median age	40 years	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Bury

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Macclesfield as a Bury alternative in the same region

39 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.7% Macclesfield vs 4.8% Bury−44%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,099 Macclesfield vs 9,207 Bury−34%
Median gross pay, region: €3,320 Macclesfield vs €2,987 Bury+11%
Residents: 54,345 Macclesfield vs 81,095 Bury−33%

Full comparison More about Macclesfield

Bracknell as a Bury alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 264 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.6% Bracknell vs 4.8% Bury−46%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,260 Bracknell vs 9,207 Bury−43%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Bracknell vs €2,987 Bury+29%
Residents: 78,675 Bracknell vs 81,095 Bury−3%

Full comparison More about Bracknell

Cities near Bury

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Manchester Commuting Zone · 14.7 km away

Salary: 3,555 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Bury, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities

Scunthorpe81,265 residents Wigan81,580 residents Redditch81,635 residents Ashford82,140 residents High Wycombe83,535 residents Bracknell78,675 residents

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Bury in rankings

#25 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in United Kingdom

Is Bury part of Manchester?

Bury is in the published commuting zone of Manchester; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Manchester city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source²³

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bury?

The published population was 81,095 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Bury?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official estimated total annual mean background concentration.

How safe is Bury?

What is the typical salary around Bury?

The median gross salary is 2,987 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

How many foreign residents live in Bury?

11,620 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts..

Is Bury a good place to live?

Bury may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Bury part of Manchester?

Bury is in the published commuting zone of Manchester; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Bury?

Manchester, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield, Prestwich are near Bury. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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