Simister’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Simister’s built-up area.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SimisterGreater Manchester
48% of households own their home with no mortgage. This village in Greater Manchester, North West has a population of 1,054.
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Photo: Impudicus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,054
Census 2021 · Bury council
Median home
£287K
30 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.8
22% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
30%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Simister a good place to live?
Hazard risk is its strong suit (A). Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D) — homes sell for a median £287,121, about 6 times local household income. It lags on jobs & income as well: mean household income £49,171; 6.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Walkability is weaker too (C−): 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Simister has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Every other subject still has a grade below.
What makes Simister stand out
The 3 things Simister does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: more than in 99% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
Own outright
Housing
48% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Simister grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Simister is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Simister has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Every other subject still has a grade below.
Cost of livingRent £969 a monthDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC−Open →Jobs & incomeWeaker than most of the towns comparedC−Open →HealthLife expectancy 80.5 for men, 81.1 for womenCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 48% of towns in England; secondary results beat 34% of towns in EnglandC+Open →
SafetyNo police.uk data–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingDOpen →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 16.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsCOpen →Civic life0.9 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Heaton Park and 9 more in and around Simister
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Simister. Best known first.
Historic houseHeaton Park1.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumMuseum of Transport Greater Manchester4.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumHeaton Park Tramway1.5 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionWomenZone3.9 km outside town, to the southZooZooLancaster Park & Animal Farm4.9 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteHeaton Hall & Orangery1 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Heaton Park: Pimlico Badger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Transport Greater Manchester: Mikey from Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heaton Park Tramway: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Simister.
History
Simister’s one listed building is Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total. Simister has 9 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above Greater Manchester’s towns (7) but below England’s towns (39).
1listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
13%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
9
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsC+
On exam results, Simister’s schools trail 61% of towns in England
Its two schools are below. Attainment 8 at the 9 secondary schools within 3 km averages 44.4, and two in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Some 1,224 pupils attend Simister’s one primary and one secondary.
C+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 199 | B+ |
| Parrenthorn High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,025 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
HousingCost of living grade D
Simister is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 5% of households. 9% rent privately, below Greater Manchester’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 30 standard sales inside Simister’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £287,121.
£287Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Simister£287K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £404,000 | 5 |
| Semi-detached | £340,000 | 14 |
| Terraced | £225,000 | 7 |
85%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£969
average private rent a month, Bury council area
£2,555
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
The car carries 88% of commuters in Simister, more than in both Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 3% of its commuters stay in Simister for work. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 31%, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (47%) and England’s towns (45%). This Greater Manchester town counts 0.6 jobs per working resident.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot5%
Bus2%
Underground, tram1%
Bicycle1%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
£49K
mean household income, before tax
6.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 20% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
More people in Simister live with a disability than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 24%
At the census, 77% of people in Simister called their health good or very good, below Greater Manchester’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Simister: the nearest practice is 1 miles away. The nearest A&E to Simister is North Manchester General Hospital, 2.4 miles away.
77%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Simister | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
80.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Simister, fewer than in both Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents. 9.9% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Simister in two is 48.8. Among adults, 30% have a degree.
48.8median age
SimisterGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Simister | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Simister
14pages on Simister
The big questions
SafetyNo police.uk data for Greater ManchesterCost of livingDMedian home £287K · rent £969 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 months · busiest street Simister LaneSchoolsC+2 state schoolsHealthCLife expectancy 80.5 (men), 81.1 (women)Work & commuteC−49% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Simister’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
RhodesWhitefieldPrestwichMiddletonHeywoodRadcliffePendleburySimister
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simister | 1,054 | — | — | D | — | C |
| Rhodes | 2,970 | 1.1 | — | C− | — | D |
| Whitefield | 22,193 | 1.4 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Prestwich | 31,509 | 1.7 | — | D | — | C− |
| Middleton | 46,617 | 2.3 | — | D | — | D |
| Heywood | 29,724 | 3.1 | — | C− | — | D |
| Radcliffe | 31,114 | 3.2 | — | C+ | — | D |
| Pendlebury | 1,768 | 3.2 | — | D− | — | D |
Pendlebury has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Rhodes, Whitefield, Prestwich, Middleton, Heywood, Radcliffe and Pendlebury have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Simister
Is Simister safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Simister has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
Does Simister flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
How much is council tax in Simister?
Band D council tax in Simister is £2,555 for 2026–27, more than in 77% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Simister
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Simister is a built-up area of 1,054 people, in the Bury 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
- 1,054 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bury
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001175
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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