Greater Manchester · commuter town data · September 2026
Living in Bury: Manchester commute, house prices & costs
Bury is a commuter town in Greater Manchester, around 26 minutes from Manchester by direct train from Bury Interchange (Metrolink) (about average for the towns we track), with mid-range prices at £226,000. It ranks #10 of 29 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
75
Rightroute score
Upper half · #10 of 29
Scored on 5 of 7 measures. No figure for safety or season ticket.
Bury at a glance
Commute and cost
26 min
Train to Manchester
From Bury Interchange (Metrolink), 7% faster than the 29-town median.
£226k
Average house price
£226,000, matches the 25-town median.
Living there
No figure
Safety
Greater Manchester Police does not publish to data.police.uk.
991Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 2% above the 29-town median.
7.5
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
15
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 25% fewer than the 29-town median.
256
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 27% less than the 29-town median.
222
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 1% more than the 29-town median.
The commute from Bury
Direct trains from Bury Interchange (Metrolink) take around 26 minutes into Manchester Victoria, running on Metrolink. That makes it #13 out of 29 towns for speed into Manchester.
How Bury compares to the other 28 towns
| Metric | Bury | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Manchester | 26 min | 28 min | #13 |
| Average house price | £226,000 | £226,000 of 25 | #13 |
| Price to local earnings | 6.5x | 6.5x | #12 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | Not available | 45 of 17 | – |
| Broadband speed | 991 Mb | 976 Mb | #13 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.5 | 7.5 | #15 |
Overall, Bury ranks #10 of 29 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Bury commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Bury to Manchester?
Direct trains from Bury Interchange (Metrolink) take around 26 minutes to Manchester Victoria. Bury is served by Metrolink.
What is the average house price in Bury?
The average sold price in Bury is £226,000 (HM Land Registry), which is in line with the median across the 25 Manchester commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Bury a good commuter town for Manchester?
Bury ranks #10 of 29 Manchester commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.