Compare Bury against Chorley

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Bury and Chorley.

Population comparison

Population for Bury
190,708
Population for Chorley
118,870
Difference
71,838
Percentage Difference
46.41%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Bury
84,970 (71.1%)
# People Employed in Chorley
54,950 (76.1%)
Difference
84,970
Percentage Difference
42.91%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Bury
29,550 (24.7%)
# People Inactive in Chorley
15,100 (20.9%)
Difference
29,550
Percentage Difference
64.73%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Bury
4,910 (4.1%)
# People unemployed in Chorley
2,205 (3.1%)
Difference
4,910
Percentage Difference
76.04%

Comparing crimes by type for Bury and Chorley

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Bury and Chorley compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Compare crime rate by type for Bury and Chorley for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in Bury Crimes in Chorley Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Bury and Chorley from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Bury and Chorley.

Compare Property prices over time for Bury and Chorley

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Average property prices by year for Bury and Chorley

Key: Bury / Chorley

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £396,561.17 / £352,883.61 £253,727.40 / £211,323.43 £180,935.07 / £163,615.72 £125,106.44 / £130,896.21
2022 £393,259.46 / £342,971.04 £251,624.85 / £205,818.04 £179,931.55 / £160,042.97 £124,634.35 / £128,878.94
2021 £357,648.55 / £310,710.27 £228,889.43 / £186,980.94 £164,456.54 / £146,546.47 £117,858.21 / £122,042.94
2020 £313,651.59 / £276,359.24 £202,690.09 / £168,586.63 £144,937.40 / £131,533.29 £106,900.52 / £113,623.35
2019 £298,426.82 / £270,525.87 £192,655.28 / £165,057.20 £138,561.10 / £128,989.51 £104,885.77 / £113,333.98
2018 £282,869.88 / £262,008.48 £181,954.74 / £159,526.23 £131,480.07 / £124,995.70 £100,530.68 / £111,401.34
2017 £270,360.84 / £252,159.47 £173,350.70 / £153,603.03 £126,036.75 / £120,838.80 £98,917.42 / £109,601.57
2016 £248,644.86 / £242,676.11 £159,970.57 / £148,524.54 £116,999.22 / £117,801.16 £90,178.95 / £103,721.24
2015 £235,885.35 / £232,311.11 £151,943.12 / £142,488.91 £111,363.62 / £113,518.72 £86,112.30 / £99,727.21
2014 £221,990.83 / £222,532.02 £143,534.08 / £137,006.76 £105,669.86 / £109,529.27 £81,982.91 / £96,438.39
2013 £210,922.03 / £216,109.04 £135,629.80 / £132,364.47 £99,678.60 / £105,812.53 £77,718.22 / £93,731.57
2012 £210,178.69 / £213,921.83 £135,284.80 / £131,161.18 £99,609.46 / £105,164.06 £79,635.71 / £94,054.30
2011 £215,558.97 / £220,048.85 £137,100.01 / £133,706.78 £100,454.16 / £106,835.09 £82,775.15 / £97,293.40
2010 £220,745.49 / £222,380.12 £141,724.89 / £137,383.37 £104,818.90 / £110,541.09 £85,989.54 / £100,058.31

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for Bury and Chorley
Number of Jobs (thousands)
61k vs 46k
Median Salary
£27,688 vs £27,855
Annual Percentage Change
1.3% vs 10.6%
Mean Salary
£31,244 vs £30,905

See how Bury compares to other areas in North West

Compare Number of businesses by industry for Bury and Chorley
Industry Bury Count Chorley Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 65 200 -135 -101.89%
Production 425 290 +135 + 37.76%
Construction 1,090 720 +370 + 40.88%
Motor Trades 275 190 +85 + 36.56%
Wholesale 375 185 +190 + 67.86%
Retail 800 365 +435 + 74.68%
Transport 510 305 +205 + 50.31%
Accommodation Food 570 315 +255 + 57.63%
Information Comms 400 225 +175 + 56%
Finance Insurance 245 95 +150 + 88.24%
Property 495 160 +335 + 102.29%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,045 660 +385 + 45.16%
Business Admin 780 450 +330 + 53.66%
Public Admin Defence 0 10 -10 -200%
Education 140 85 +55 + 48.89%
Health 355 170 +185 + 70.48%
Arts Entertainment 490 305 +185 + 46.54%