Area guide

Living in M25, Bury

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around M25 in Bury. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Bury: £242,437, up 2.8% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North West average is £221,445.

Check sold prices for a specific address in M25 →
See where M25 ranks across North West →

Council tax at Band D in Bury: £2,555 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare M25 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for M25 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around M25

111 recorded home sales on the streets around central M25 in the last 2 years, with a median of £285,000 and a range from £50,000 to £800,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
13 Heywood Road, M25 1FB Semi-detached £210,000 24 Jul 2026
4 The Mews, M25 0PU Terraced £345,000 3 Jul 2026
90 Hampden Road, M25 1LQ Semi-detached £247,000 18 Jun 2026
23 Hope Park Close, M25 0NL Terraced £285,000 15 May 2026
50 Scholes Lane, M25 0AY Semi-detached £375,000 15 May 2026
25 The Residences Scholes Lane, M25 0NT Terraced £410,000 8 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

92 schools within 3 miles , of which 79% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy Primary Outstanding 0.5 mi away no figure
St Philip's RC Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.8 mi away no figure
King David Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.5 mi away no figure
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.9 mi away no figure
Park View Primary School Primary Good 0.1 mi away 0.63 mi varies
St Hilda's Church of England Primary School Primary Good 0.3 mi away no figure

Schools in M25 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Park View Primary School Primary 0.63 mi varies
Butterstile Primary School Primary 0.92 mi varies
Parrenthorn High School Secondary 1.8 mi varies
Sedgley Park Community Primary School Primary 4.81 mi varies

Will an address here get a place? How far Bury schools admitted from, school by school →

51 state primary and 11 state secondary schools within range, plus 24 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for M25 →

Private schools

24 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Ahavas Torah Boys Academy, Ateres Elisheva, Beis Hatalmud School, Beis Malka Girls school, Beis Rochel Mcr Girls school ltd, Beis Ruchel Girls School and others.

All 24 fee-paying schools near M25, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations28.1%
Associate professional and technical15.3%
Managers, directors and senior officials12.5%
Administrative and secretarial10.3%
Caring, leisure and other service8.4%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How M25 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 9.9 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of M25 (E01005045, 1,618 residents in 2021, up 1.2% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 9.9 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 66.7% 74.2% +7.5 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 16.6% 13.4% -3.2 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 15.1% 12.1% -3.0 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.4% 14.2% -4.2 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 13.7% 18.3% +4.6 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 34.0% 43.9% +9.9 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 11.2% 12.0% +0.8 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 81.2% 80.6% -0.6 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 88.4% 84.1% -4.3 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

Greater Manchester Police is publishing only a small part of its recorded crime to Police.uk at present, a handful of offences a month where other forces list hundreds. Any count here would make the area look far safer than it is, so none is shown.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Bury's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

6 supermarkets, 7 pharmacies, 55 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs, 2 hospitals within a mile of central M25, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of M25

Best-served stop: Rectory Lane, with 1.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of M25 is Rectory Lane: 1.0 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:22, last 18:19. Routes there: 90, 94. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of M25. The nearest, Whittaker Lane Med Centre, has 7,436 registered patients and 1,727 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Whittaker Lane Med Centre0.3 mi7,4361,727
Fairfax Group Practice0.5 mi14,1812,140
Longfield Medical Practice0.5 mi4,7052,016

Nearest A&E: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, where 63.0% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust at 63.5%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Bury pays £2,555 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Bury, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Bury, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,001+4.7%
2022-23£2,073+3.6%
2023-24£2,180+5.2%
2024-25£2,289+5.0%
2025-26£2,415+5.5%
2026-27£2,555+5.8%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Bury, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about M25

What is the average house price in M25?

The average sold price in Bury is £242,437 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in M25?

Prices in Bury are up 2.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in M25?

The median of 111 recorded sales around central M25 in the last 2 years is £285,000, ranging from £50,000 to £800,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in M25?

92 schools sit within 3 miles of central M25, and 79% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Is M25 at risk of flooding?

Central M25 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is M25 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 79% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £285,000; the area sits in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is M25 safe?

Greater Manchester Police is publishing only a small part of its recorded crime to Police.uk at present, a handful of offences a month where other forces list hundreds. Any count here would make the area look far safer than it is, so none is shown.

Neighbouring districts

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