Renting in Bury

Average Rent in Bury: £948/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,069 live Bury listings on 4 portals from £449/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£948 /month

1,069 live listings · 4 portals

Median monthly rent in Bury by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£725/mo	25
1 bed	£750/mo	238
2 bed	£900/mo	452
3 bed	£1,150/mo	227
4+ bed	£1,498/mo	127

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Bury

What it costs to rent in Bury

Bury currently has 1,069 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £948 a month. 20 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 M45 at around £873/mo, while M26 sits nearer £995/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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Rent by property size

Average rent in Bury by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,069 live listings across 4 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Bury

£725/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Bury is £725 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £948, based on 25 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Bury

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Bury is £750 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £948, based on 238 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Bury

£900/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Bury is £900 a month, 5% below the city-wide median of £948, based on 452 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Bury

£1,150/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Bury is £1,150 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £948, based on 227 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Bury

£1,498/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Bury is £1,498 a month, 58% above the city-wide median of £948, based on 127 listings currently on the market.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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: £969/mo (Jul 26, +1.6% YoY).

Latest

£969

Jul 26

Annual

+1.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£668

Aug 21

Total change

+45%

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

£969/mo

£11,628/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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Bury

Flats & apartments

302

34% of listings

Houses

587

65% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 51% of the 596 houses currently advertised in Bury.

Terraced
51%303
Other house
26%154
Semi-detached
19%114
Detached
3%16
Bungalow
2%9

Rent by postcode

Where Bury rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 745 live listings in 5 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Bury

1M26£995/mo58 rentals
2BL0£975/mo54 rentals
3BL8£950/mo173 rentals

Cheapest in Bury

1M45£873/mo22 rentals
2BL9£900/mo403 rentals
3BL8£950/mo173 rentals

Features · Bury

Garden, parking, and floor area in Bury

Live signal across 1,069 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 296 Bury listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

80%

of 318 Bury listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Bury this week

20 homes came onto the Bury rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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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.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Bury

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

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

Radcliffe
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (1) · pop. ~35,000
0.0
per 1k
Prestwich
Typical for city
Most common: Other crime (1) · pop. ~32,000
0.0
per 1k
Whitefield
Safer area
No data available this month · pop. ~26,000
0.0
per 1k
Ramsbottom
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (1) · pop. ~17,000
0.1
per 1k
Tottington
Safer area
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

408

OpenRent

324

OnTheMarket

313

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Bury — your questions answered

How much is rent in Bury?

The average (median) asking rent in Bury is £948 a month — a 1-bed is £750 and a 2-bed £900, based on 1,069 live listings across 4 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Bury?

The median asking rent for a studio in Bury is £725 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £948, based on 25 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Bury?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Bury is £750 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £948, based on 238 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Bury?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Bury is £900 a month, 5% below the city-wide median of £948, based on 452 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Bury?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Bury is £1,150 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £948, based on 227 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Bury?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Bury is £1,498 a month, 58% above the city-wide median of £948, based on 127 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Bury?

There are currently 1,069 rental properties available in Bury, with 20 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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