Detached
£430,670
65% above the Bury average
18.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Bury? £260,292
The average house price in Bury is £260,292, based on 2,280 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 0.9% (£2,213) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 2,280
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Bury?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£276,450
6% above the Bury average
35.9% of sales
Terraced
£197,641
24% below the Bury average
37.3% of sales
Flats
£143,260
45% below the Bury average
8.8% of sales
Are house prices in Bury going up or down?
House prices in Bury are rising: up 0.9% (£2,213) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 56.8% (£94,333).
Past 12 months
+0.9%
+£2,213From £258,079 to £260,292
£263,015£257,578
Past 10 years
+56.8%
+£94,333From £165,959 to £260,292
£260,292£165,959
Quick answers for Bury
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£288,885
Highest average, reached in March 2025
How many homes sold?
2,280
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
37.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
34.6% of sales
How many people live in Bury?
193,846
5,037 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Bury?
80,782
2,099 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Bury?
34 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
6.6% of the area · 58 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
How does Bury rank?
4th most expensive area of Greater Manchester.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bury?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bury, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
5 ringley drive, greater manchester
£2,500,000
Sold March 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Bury compare with nearby areas?
Bury compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Greater Manchester.
Bury vs Rochdale
- Bury
- £260,292
- Rochdale
- £221,866−£38,426
Open comparison
Bury vs Bolton
- Bury
- £260,292
- Bolton
- £219,398−£40,894
Open comparison
Bury vs Salford
- Bury
- £260,292
- Salford
- £249,457−£10,835
Open comparison
Bury vs Manchester
- Bury
- £260,292
- Manchester
- £280,030+£19,738
Open comparison
Bury vs Oldham
- Bury
- £260,292
- Oldham
- £229,346−£30,946
Open comparison
Bury vs Wigan
- Bury
- £260,292
- Wigan
- £207,140−£53,152
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Bury dataset covers 8,634 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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