Renting in Bury

Average Rent in Bury

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The average rent in Bury is £900/mo, with 862 live listings across 4 portals from £449/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Bury rental appears.

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Renting in Bury

What it costs to rent in Bury

Bury currently has 862 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £900 a month. 35 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 66% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BL9 at around £850/mo, while M45 sits nearer £1,050/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Bury rental market at a glance

862

Active rentals in Bury

£900/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Bury

Median monthly rent, based on 862 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£750/mo	181
2 bed	£900/mo	364
3 bed	£1,150/mo	190
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	106

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Bury rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Bury. Latest: £965/mo (Mar 26, +5.6% YoY).

Latest

£965

Mar 26

Annual

+5.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£659

Apr 21

Total change

+46%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Bury pay goes on rent?

Renters in Bury spend an estimated 37% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£965/mo

£11,580/yr

Median pay

£31,687/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

37%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Bury

Most Bury homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 85,100 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.44

≈ Band B–C

Stock

85k

85,100 properties

A
36%30,590
B
22%18,650
C
21%17,490
D
11%9,330
E
7%5,650
F
2%1,900
G
2%1,310
H
0%180

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Bury

93% of Bury premises can already get full-fibre and 95% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

93%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

95%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

482 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
93%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Bury), July 2025, covering 85,727 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Bury homes

38% of Bury homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

38%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

62%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

72k

72,360 EPCs

A
0%280
B
6%4,171
C
32%23,311
D
44%32,113
E
14%10,040
F
3%1,898
G
1%547

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Bury. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Bury

15 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Bury centroid. The five closest:

1
St Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Primary · Voluntary aided school · BL9 0RZ
0.32 mi
2
Holy Trinity Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · BL9 0SB
0.34 mi
3
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · BL9 0TZ
0.41 mi
4
Bury Church of England High School
Secondary · Academy converter · BL9 0TS
0.49 mi
5
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · BL9 9JQ
0.65 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Bury centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Bury

Flats & apartments

244

34% of listings

Houses

473

65% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Bury — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 56% of the 480 houses currently advertised in Bury.

Terraced
56%268
Semi-detached
22%104
Other house
18%86
Detached
3%15
Bungalow
1%7

Rent by postcode

Where Bury rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 690 live listings in 6 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Bury

1M45£1,050/mo14 rentals
2BL0£1,020/mo26 rentals
3BL8£950/mo137 rentals

Cheapest in Bury

1BL9£850/mo365 rentals
2OL10£913/mo16 rentals
3BL8£950/mo137 rentals

Features · Bury

Garden, parking, and floor area in Bury

Live signal across 862 Bury rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

78%

of 235 Bury listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

82%

of 246 Bury listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Bury

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Bury has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 100 of 100 postcode districts analysed, the median was 1 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Bury is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

1 crimes per area (median)
100 of 100 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Bury ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Bury

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Radcliffe has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Bury.

Radcliffe
No data available this month · pop. ~35,000
0.0
per 1k
Prestwich
No data available this month · pop. ~32,000
0.0
per 1k
Whitefield
No data available this month · pop. ~26,000
0.0
per 1k
Ramsbottom
No data available this month · pop. ~17,000
0.0
per 1k
Tottington
No data available this month · pop. ~9,000
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Bury listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Bury.

Rightmove

331

OpenRent

271

OnTheMarket

237

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Bury — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Bury?

The median rent in Bury is £900/month based on 862 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Bury?

There are currently 862 rental properties available in Bury, with 35 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Bury safe for renters?

Bury has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 1 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Bury?

The most commonly reported crime category in Bury is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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