Bury’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Bury’s built-up area.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BuryCambridgeshire
Mortgage-free owners make up 42% of households. With 1,750 residents, it is a village in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
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Population
1,750
Census 2021 · Huntingdonshire council
Median home
£287K
96 sales in 3 years
Median age
44
21% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bury a good place to live?
Cost of living is its strong suit (A): a typical home costs £287,250 and rent runs £1,057 a month. Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy is 80.9 for men and 86.9 for women. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Bury has subject grades but no overall one.
What makes Bury stand out
The 2 things Bury does most differently from other towns.
How Bury grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Bury has subject grades but no overall one.
Cost of livingMedian sale £287,250, 4.6 years of area incomeAOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB+Open →SafetyAbove the middle of the towns comparedB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 37% of towns in England; secondary results beat 41% of towns in EnglandC+Open →Jobs & income2.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleDOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 1.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC+Open →Civic life2.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bury.
HousingCost of living grade A
More households own their home in Bury than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 86%
Private renters make up just over one in ten households, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). 3% of households live in social housing. Behind the median of £287,250: 96 standard sales inside Bury’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
£287Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bury£287K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £330,000 | 43 |
| Semi-detached | £255,000 | 38 |
| Terraced | £214,000 | 15 |
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,057
average private rent a month, Huntingdonshire council area
£2,593
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsC+
Bury’s schools fall behind 63% of towns in England on results
GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: just over two in five pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 45.4. Bury CofE Primary School’s results beat 85% of schools in England like it. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Some 409 pupils attend the town’s two primaries.
C+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 207 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Bury is a driving town: 92% of commuters go by car, above Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households take home £65K a year before tax, on average. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 19%, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. There are 0.3 jobs in Bury for each resident in work. 3% of commuters who live in Bury also work there.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£65K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 8% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
All 4 of Bury’s listed buildings are Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%). Per 10,000 residents, Bury counts 23 listed buildings.
4listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
6%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
23
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Disability is less common in Bury, 14% of residents, than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 3.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (4.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, 86% of residents of Bury said they were in good or very good health. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 0.9 miles off.
86%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Bury | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
80.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Bury records less burglary and damage per resident than Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 6.5 per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 54% were violence and sexual offences. Over the year to August 2026, 67 offences were reported in Bury, along with 12 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Also worth knowing: there were 6.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
20.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 44% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual36
Other theft12
Damage & arson5
Public order5
Vehicle crime4
Weapons3
Burglary2
Shoplifting0
Anti-social12
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
20.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
67
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Who lives here
Few people in Bury are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in both Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
21% of residents are 65 or over, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. Ages in Bury split evenly at 44: half are older, half younger.
44median age
BuryCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bury | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bury
14pages on Bury
The big questions
SafetyB+20.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £287K · rent £1,057 a monthHousing25 sold in 12 months · busiest street Grenfell RoadSchoolsC+2 state schoolsHealthB+Life expectancy 80.9 (men), 86.9 (women)Work & commuteB−48% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Bury’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
RamseyWarboysBenwickWytonSomershamAlconbury WealdChatterisBury
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 1,750 | — | — | A | B+ | B+ |
| Ramsey | 5,727 | 0.9 | C | A | D | C− |
| Warboys | 4,318 | 2.7 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Benwick | 1,145 | 5.6 | — | C+ | B+ | C |
| Wyton | 1,248 | 6.1 | — | A+ | A− | A− |
| Somersham | 3,349 | 6.2 | A | A | B+ | A− |
| Alconbury Weald | 1,222 | 6.5 | — | A− | D | A− |
| Chatteris | 11,022 | 7.1 | D | C+ | B− | C |
Benwick, Wyton and Alconbury Weald have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bury
Does Bury flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
How much is council tax in Bury?
Band D council tax in Bury is £2,593 for 2026–27, more than in 84% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Is Bury safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades B+. Burglary was rare, with 2 reports in the year.
About Bury
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Bury is a built-up area of 1,750 people, in the Huntingdonshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,750 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Huntingdonshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002947
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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