Bamfurlong’s story
No listed buildings inside Bamfurlong’s built-up area
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BamfurlongGreater Manchester
909 people live in this village in Greater Manchester, North West.
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Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
909
Census 2021 · Wigan council
Median home
£141K
42 sales in 3 years
Median age
41.6
17% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
19%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bamfurlong a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Bamfurlong has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 13% of commuters. Homes change hands at a median £141,000. Nearly a fifth of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Bamfurlong stand out
The 3 things Bamfurlong does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
37% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
49% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Greater Manchester 32%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bamfurlong.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Bamfurlong than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 19% of adults
41.6median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of Bamfurlong is older than 41.6, half younger.
BamfurlongGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications29%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bamfurlong | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Benefit claims run higher in Bamfurlong, 6.9% of 16 to 64s, than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns
13%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £39K a year before tax, below Greater Manchester’s towns (£46K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. There are 0.5 jobs in Bamfurlong for each resident in work. By car: that was how just over four in five commuters travelled at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving81%
On foot6%
Bus5%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
37%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
17%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
6.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households in Bamfurlong live in social housing than in Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 25%
£141Kmedian sale
52% of households own their home, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (58%) and England’s towns (61%). The private rented sector houses 23% of households. Private rents average £746 a month across the Wigan council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bamfurlong£141K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £188,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £135,000 | 29 |
52%
of households own their home · England 61%
23%
rent privately · England 21%
£746
average private rent a month, Wigan council area
£2,152
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Bamfurlong than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 26% of residents
72%good or very good health
Self-reported good health: 72% of Bamfurlong’s residents. At the census, nearly one in ten residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Greater Manchester’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Bamfurlong: the nearest practice is 1.1 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 72%Fair 20%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Bamfurlong | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 18% | 17% |
72.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
76.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Bamfurlong keeps more of its old housing than Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 23% built before 1919
0listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Bamfurlong’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bamfurlong
14pages on Bamfurlong
The big questions
SafetyNo police.uk data for Greater ManchesterCost of livingMedian home £141K · rent £746 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Lily LaneSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 72.6 (men), 76.5 (women)Work & commute32% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Museum of Wigan Life and 3 more in and around Bamfurlong
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bamfurlong. Best known first.
MuseumMuseum of Wigan Life3.8 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionBridge Warehouse3.9 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Orwell at Wigan Pier4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionTrencherfield Mill3.8 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Museum of Wigan Life: Hindleyite, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Bamfurlong
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Bamfurlong is a built-up area of 909 people, in the Wigan 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
- 909 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wigan
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001244
Bamfurlong’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Platt Bridge and AbramBickershawAshton-in-MakerfieldInce-in-MakerfieldHindleyGolborneWiganBamfurlong
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamfurlong | 909 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 10,587 | 0.7 | — | A− | — | D− |
| Bickershaw | 2,277 | 1.6 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 26,367 | 1.9 | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 12,186 | 2.1 | — | A | — | D− |
| Hindley | 24,485 | 2.4 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Golborne | 25,563 | 2.6 | — | B | — | C− |
| Wigan | 81,580 | 2.8 | — | A− | — | D |
Bickershaw has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Platt Bridge and Abram, Bickershaw, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, Hindley, Golborne and Wigan have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bamfurlong
Who lives in Bamfurlong?
At the 2021 Census, 11% of Bamfurlong’s 909 residents were 15 to 24 and 17% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Is Bamfurlong expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £135,000 and semi-detached houses £188,000.
Is Bamfurlong safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Bamfurlong has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
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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