Bury's average house price hit a record £243,107 in August, up 2.8% in a year, faster than the North West and England. Every property type, ranked.
The average home in Bury sold for £243,107 in August 2026. That is a new high for the borough, beating July’s figure by £982.
HM Land Registry published the figures in its UK House Price Index for August on Wednesday 21 October. Bury’s average was 0.4% higher than in July and 2.8% higher than a year earlier, when it stood at £236,439. That is a rise of £6,668 in twelve months.
Bury is still rising faster than the North West (2.2%) and much faster than England as a whole, where prices rose just 0.4% in the year.
How Bury compares
Across Greater Manchester, Bury sits in the middle of the pack for growth and near the top for price. Only Trafford, Stockport and Manchester have a higher average.
| Area | Average price, August 2026 | Change in a year |
|---|---|---|
| Trafford | £393,897 | +6.4% |
| Stockport | £319,016 | +3.9% |
| Manchester | £256,760 | +2.1% |
| Bury | £243,107 | +2.8% |
| Salford | £223,323 | -1.7% |
| Oldham | £217,214 | +4.6% |
| Tameside | £213,026 | +1.4% |
| Rochdale | £211,022 | +3.3% |
| Bolton | £203,951 | +4.8% |
| Wigan | £194,393 | +2.8% |
| North West | £220,393 | +2.2% |
| England | £293,525 | +0.4% |
Bolton and Rochdale, Bury’s cheaper neighbours to the west and east, both rose faster than Bury over the year. Salford was the only borough in the county where the average fell.
What is rising and what is not
Every type of house in Bury went up in value over the year. Flats did not.
| Property type | August 2025 | August 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £262,260 | £271,010 | +£8,750 (+3.3%) |
| Terraced | £196,633 | £202,870 | +£6,237 (+3.2%) |
| Detached | £403,588 | £414,043 | +£10,455 (+2.6%) |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,255 | £134,929 | -£326 (-0.2%) |
The average terraced house in Bury now costs more than £200,000. It first passed that level in July.
The index also splits buyers:
- First-time buyers paid an average of £214,424, up 2.9% on a year.
- Homeowners moving on paid £285,259, up 2.7%.
- Buyers with a mortgage paid £246,850. Cash buyers paid £232,438.
The longer view
Four years ago, in August 2022, the Bury average was £219,300. It has risen by £23,807 since then, or 10.9%. Prices dipped in early 2023 and stayed roughly flat until the middle of 2024. They have climbed steadily since.
Read the figures with care
- It is a mean average, not a median. A few expensive sales can pull it up. The typical home in Bury may well sell for less than £243,107.
- The latest month is provisional. Land Registry revises it as late sales are registered. This release cut Bury’s July average from £242,437, the figure we reported in September, to £242,125.
- The index is adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so a month with lots of detached sales does not skew it. It is a better guide to the market than raw sale prices.
What it means for you
- If you are selling, the market in Bury is still rising, but slowly: about £555 a month on the average home over the past year.
- If you are buying a first home, terraces remain the main way in, at £202,870 on average. Flats are cheaper and have not risen at all in a year.
- If you want to know what your street sells for, recent individual sales are on our Bury house prices page, drawn from Land Registry’s price paid data.
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026, published 21 October 2026.
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