Bury’s story
Bury: 40% of homes built before 1919
Historic England lists 31 buildings inside Bury’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BuryWest Sussex
A village in West Sussex, South East, home to 393 people.
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Photo: Charlesdrakew at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
393
Census 2021 · Chichester council
Median home
£616K
21 sales in 3 years
Median age
53
33% are 65+ · West Sussex 23%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
20%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bury a good place to live?
There are no grades for Bury: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 31 buildings are listed here, 1 at Grade I. The median home sold for £616,000.
What makes Bury stand out
The 3 things Bury does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist; 32.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bury.
Who lives here
Bury is a graduates’ town: 49% hold a degree, more than in West Sussex’s towns and across England’s towns
53median age
Retirement age and beyond: 33% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.1% of residents, below both West Sussex’s towns (9.8%) and England’s towns (12%). Ages in Bury split evenly at 53: half are older, half younger.
BuryWest SussexEngland
Ages · share of residents
33%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bury | West Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 9.8% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Bury: 13% commute under 5 km, below West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
20%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both West Sussex’s towns (2.5%) and England’s towns (2.3%). At the census, 79% of commuters went by car. Of the commuters living in Bury, 7% work in the town itself. Income per household averages £58K a year, before tax.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
On foot16%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
Underground, tram1%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
46%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£58K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
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
Private renting is less common in Bury than in West Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns: 10%
£616Kmedian sale
Owners make up 74% of households, higher than both West Sussex’s towns (68%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,333 a month across the Chichester council area. Council and housing-body homes hold 17% of households.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bury£616K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £745,000 | 14 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,333
average private rent a month, Chichester council area
£2,468
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Bury: 5.9 per 1,000 residents a year, under West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
5.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Police recorded 5 crimes inside Bury’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 20% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below West Sussex’s towns (9.9) and England’s towns (9.4) alike.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2
Violence & sexual1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Anti-social2
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.
5.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
5
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.
Health
Just 3.3% of people in Bury say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in West Sussex’s towns and across England’s towns
86%good or very good health
There is no GP practice in Bury: the nearest is 3.9 miles off. Self-reported good health: 86% of the town’s residents. The nearest A&E to Bury is St Richard's Hospital, 10.1 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Bury | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
80.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Bury keeps more of its old housing than West Sussex’s towns or England’s towns: 40% built before 1919
31listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, that is 789 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Bury. The town’s listed buildings include The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 37% of the town’s land, higher than both West Sussex’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II30
Among them · Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
40%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
789
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 Bury
13pages on Bury
The big questions
Safety5.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £616K · rent £1,333 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street The StreetSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.6 (men), 84.2 (women)Work & commute57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards3.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Amberley Castle and 13 more in and around Bury
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bury. Best known first.
CastleAmberley Castle900 m outside town, to the east
MuseumBignor Roman Villa2.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumAmberley Museum and Heritage Centre1.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseParham House4.3 km outside town, to the east
Heritage railwayAmberley Museum Railway1.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumAmberley Fire Station (museum exhibit)1.5 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Amberley Castle: Jonathan Day from Brighton, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bignor Roman Villa: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parham House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amberley Museum Railway: Ninja Scaley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Bury
Village in West Sussex, England
Bury is a built-up area of 393 people, in the Chichester 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
- 393 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Chichester
- County
- West Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006395
Bury’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ArundelPulboroughCodmore HillStorringtonWalbertonWest ChiltingtonPetworthBury
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 393 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arundel | 3,035 | 4.1 | B | D− | C | A− |
| Pulborough | 3,651 | 4.3 | C+ | B− | B− | B+ |
| Codmore Hill | 1,288 | 4.8 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Storrington | 8,713 | 5 | B | C | B | A |
| Walberton | 1,236 | 5.2 | — | D− | B+ | B |
| West Chiltington | 3,095 | 5.3 | B+ | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Petworth | 2,592 | 5.7 | C+ | D | B+ | B+ |
Codmore Hill and Walberton 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
How many listed buildings are there in Bury?
That is 32.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist. 40% of Bury’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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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