Estate agents in Bury
Bury is a town in the North West with about 81,115 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 900 standard sales there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 with a median price paid of £225,500.
How estate agents in Bury compare
Bury at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 889 sales in Bury from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £225,000.
37.6% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.6 years and sold for a median of 39.7% more than they paid.
The median price was £135,000 in 2016 and £236,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Bury
Median sale price in Bury: £225,000
| All homes | 889 sales, median £225,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 179 sales, median £360,000 |
| Semi-detached | 313 sales, median £252,000 |
| Terraced | 323 sales, median £177,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 74 sales, median £125,000 |
Across Bury the average price was £239,701 in June 2026, up 3.9% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £135,000 (1,155 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £142,250 (1,176 sales) |
| 2018 | £149,900 (1,130 sales) |
| 2019 | £155,000 (1,151 sales) |
| 2020 | £166,500 (894 sales) |
| 2021 | £188,500 (1,290 sales) |
| 2022 | £199,975 (1,110 sales) |
| 2023 | £200,000 (879 sales) |
| 2024 | £220,000 (1,001 sales) |
| 2025 | £236,000 (1,049 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
The nearest railway stations to Bury are Kearsley at about 5 miles, Farnworth and Hall i' th' Wood at about 5 miles each and Bromley Cross at about 5 miles. For drivers, the M66 at junction 2 (Heap Bridge Interchange) is about 1 mile away and the M62 at junction 18 (Simister Interchange) is about 3 miles away. The A58, A56, A6053 and A665 pass through or beside the town. Manchester Airport is about 17 miles away and Liverpool John Lennon Airport about 29 miles. Central London is about 171 miles away.
Schools in and near Bury
Bury has 35 primary schools within about 2.5 miles of the centre. The nearest include Holy Trinity Primary School (Church of England, academy) and St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic, academy), both about 0.3 miles away. Secondary options include St Gabriel's RC High School (Roman Catholic, academy) at about 0.4 miles, Bury Church of England High School (Church of England, academy) at about 0.5 miles and The Derby High School and Hazel Wood High School, both academies, at about 0.8 and 1 mile. Bury Grammar Schools are independent and about 0.2 miles away. Mill School, Bury and Forestwood School are special schools about 0.7 miles from the centre. Bury College is about 0.2 miles away and Holy Cross College (Roman Catholic) about 0.5 miles. The nearest university is the University of Greater Manchester, about 5.8 miles away.
Living in Bury
Bury is a large urban town of about 81,000 residents, covering roughly 1,961 hectares. Semi-detached houses make up 36% of households and terraced houses 30%, with about 67% of homes owner occupied. Supermarkets include Poundland and Heron Foods about 0.1 miles from the centre and Asda and Tesco within about 0.4 miles. Bury Indoor Market and Bury Market are both about 0.2 miles away. There are around 40 pubs, including Earl of Derby and The Clarence right at the centre, alongside 10 cafés and 13 restaurants. Four doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest being Hilton House Medical about 0.1 miles away, plus 7 pharmacies. There are no dentists in the area; Tottington Dental Surgery is about 2.3 miles away. Fairfield General Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 1.8 miles away. Bury Library is about 0.1 miles from the centre, with several post offices nearby. Parks include Gallipoli Gardens, Library Gardens and Kay Gardens and Hollins Vale nature reserve is about 1.7 miles away.
A short history of Bury
Castlesteads, a promontory fort on the east bank of the Irwell, is one of two scheduled monuments near the centre of Bury. The other is a medieval moated site with a later fortified manor house, known as Bury Castle, which stands close to the west of the parish church. Within 1.6 miles of the centre there are 62 listed buildings, among them the Grade I Parish Church of Saint Mary and three at Grade II*, which are Bury War Memorial, the Lancashire Fusiliers war memorial in Gallipoli Gardens and Lower Chesham.
Sport and leisure
Castle Leisure Centre has swimming and diving and Goshen Sports Centre and Elton Vale Sports Centre are also in the area, the latter with cricket, soccer and tennis. Bury Sports Club covers cricket and rugby union, while Woodbank Cricket Club and Elton Cricket Club cater for cricket and Elton Cricket Club also has bowls. Gigg Lane is the main stadium. Powerleague offers soccer, Bury Athletic Club covers running and athletics and Lowes Park Golf Club and Walmersley Golf Club provide golf. Crown green bowls clubs include those at Manchester Road Park, Openshaw Park and Huntley Unionist. Open space includes Burrs Country Park, Clarence Park, Hoyles Park and Hollins Vale nature reserve, along with a number of playing fields and playgrounds.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Bury?
- The median price paid for a home in Bury over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £225,500.
- What is the median price paid for each type of property in Bury?
- Over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 the median price paid was £360,000 for detached houses (184 sales) and £250,000 for semi-detached houses (320 sales). For terraced houses it was £175,000 (322 sales) and for flats it was £126,000 (74 sales).
- How many homes were sold in Bury in the last year?
- There were 900 homes sold in Bury in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 according to HM Land Registry standard sales records.
- What are the transport links in Bury?
- The nearest railway station is Castleton at about 4.8 miles from the centre. M66 junction 2 (Heap Bridge Interchange) is about 1 mile away and M62 junction 18 (Simister Interchange) is about 3 miles away. Manchester Airport is about 17 miles from the centre.
- What schools are near the centre of Bury?
- There are 32 primary schools within about 2.5 miles of the centre and the nearest is Holy Trinity Primary School at about 0.3 miles. The nearest secondary schools include Bury Church of England High School at about 0.7 miles and Hazel Wood High School at about 0.8 miles.
Areas near Bury
Bury is in Bury council area.
Estate agents near Bury
- Leslie D Clegg Morgan & CoBury BL9 0EU0 miles
- Harrison Ltd.Bury BL9 0LQ0.1 miles
- Movuno - Bury BranchBury BL9 0LQ0.1 miles
- Cardwells Estate Agents BuryBury BL9 0AJ0.1 miles
- Miller Metcalfe - BuryBury BL9 0AH0.1 miles
- Reeds Rains BuryBury BL9 00.1 miles
- BuryBury BL9 0LD0.1 miles
- Entwistle GreenBury BL9 0NT0.1 miles
- Keenans Estate Agents - BuryBury BL9 0NT0.1 miles
- Your Move Estate Agents BuryBury BL9 0NT0.1 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Bury.