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Elton

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North Bury. About 11,639 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Elton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,561
1,760th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Elton compares

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

EltonMiddle
Population17 wards, Bury · 2021
Population: every ward in Bury17 areas from 9,748 to 13,475. The middle area is 11,286. Elton is 11,561.
11,5618th most 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%. Elton is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Elton is 97.4%.
97.4%5th 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%. Elton is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 8th highest

What is the population of Elton?

Elton had 11,561 usual residents at the census.

Elton is the 1,760th 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 Elton 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
Elton in brief

Elton had 11,561 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Elton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Elton, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Elton, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.