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Bury West

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West Bury. About 10,925 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 85% of people in Bury West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,958
2,015th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bury West compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Bury WestMiddle
Population17 wards, Bury · 2021
Population: every ward in Bury17 areas from 9,748 to 13,475. The middle area is 11,286. Bury West is 10,958.
10,9584th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 wards, Bury · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bury17 areas from 33.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Bury West is 85.0%.
85%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Bury · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bury17 areas from 87.9% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.8%. Bury West is 98.1%.
98.1%3rd highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Bury · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bury17 areas from 1.8% to 8.1%. The middle area is 3.7%. Bury West is 3.5%.
3.5%joint 7th lowest

What is the population of Bury West?

Bury West had 10,958 usual residents at the census.

Bury West is the 2,015th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Bury

These figures are published for the whole of Bury, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bury and not Bury West alone. See Bury

Average house price
£243,107
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,767
87th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
Joint 152nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.0
Joint 89th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bury West in brief

Bury West had 10,958 usual residents at the census.

About 85% of people in Bury West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bury West, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bury West, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.