Bury the area.
Bury Metropolitan Borough consists of six towns - Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich.
Geographically, Bury is a blend of town and country ranging from Pennine moorland in the north to the suburbs of north Manchester in the south.
There is a wide range of industry ranging through papermaking, luggage and carpet making, to manufacture of heavy and light engineering, to chemicals, plastics and rubber manufacture.
There are excellent communications in the area with the M62, M66 and M60 motorways and the Metrolink system which provides a fast and frequent service to Manchester city centre.
Bury has a renowned range of shopping and entertainment facilities including the Mill Gate shopping Centre, open and indoor markets, bars, restaurants and a multiplex cinema.
There is currently significant investment across the Townships and in particular in Bury town centre where the Rock Triangle development will mean Bury moving from 160th to 61st position in the National Retail Centre Rankings. Bury is a safe place to live, with reducing crime levels, particularly in the context of its position as part of one of the largest conurbations in the UK.
Local Confidence Survey Data (March 2010) Use the plus and minus icons on the top of this document to increase/decrease the font size
Demographics
| Population (based on data from the Office of National Statistics April 2001) | 180,608 |
| Population (based on mid 2008 estimates) | 183,100 |
| Male: | 48.7% |
| Female: | 51.3% |
| Race Profile (based on data from the Office of National Statistics April 2001) | |
| White: | 94% |
| Minority Ethnic: | 6% |
| Age: (based on data from the Office of National Statistics April 2001) | |
| 0 - 19 years | 47,616 |
| 20 - 30 years | 22,992 |
| 31 - 40 years | 28,913 |
| 41 - 50 years | 24,062 |
| 50 - 65 years | 32,130 |
| 65 + years | 24,895 |
| Information on Work and Deprivation | In 2008 there were 2,292 people unemployed in Bury. However this is down 4.1% on the 2007 figure of 2,931 |
To access crime statistics for the Bury area, access the national crime mapping service and enter Bury in the search bar
Useful Links
Political Information about Bury
Bury Neighbourhood Policing Team website
This page was last updated on 21 July 2010