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Unsworth

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South east Bury. About 11,104 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 86% of people in Unsworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,038
1,983rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
86%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Unsworth compares

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

UnsworthMiddle
Population17 wards, Bury · 2021
Population: every ward in Bury17 areas from 9,748 to 13,475. The middle area is 11,286. Unsworth is 11,038.
11,0385th 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%. Unsworth is 86.0%.
86%joint 6th 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%. Unsworth is 98.4%.
98.4%2nd 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%. Unsworth is 3.0%.
3.0%5th lowest

What is the population of Unsworth?

Unsworth had 11,038 usual residents at the census.

Unsworth is the 1,983rd 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 Unsworth 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
Unsworth in brief

Unsworth had 11,038 usual residents at the census.

About 86% of people in Unsworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Unsworth, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Unsworth, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.