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Outwood Gate: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Outwood Gate neighbourhood of Bury, England (ONS area Bury 018). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes BL3, M26, M45. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near M26 1DH.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Bury

Outwood Gate is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Bury (few signs of gentrification: 0 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £220,000 and flats for £128,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Kearsley, is 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 14 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£220,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£128,250

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.07; 0 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Outwood Gate sits in Bury

  • Typical house price: 8th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Bury
  • Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Bury with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: joint 12th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Bury

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 14 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Outwood Gate

House prices: Outwood Gate against Bury: This neighbourhood £37k (1995) to £228k (2026); Bury £43k (1995) to £250k (2026).£66k£231k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£228kBury£250k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Bury, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Outwood Gate against Bury: This neighbourhood £85k (2016) to £130k (2024); Bury £104k (2016) to £137k (2026).£92k£133k202620242022202020182016This neighbourhood£130kBury£137k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Bury, 2016 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 14 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bury, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Kearsley Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Southport (60 to 65 min) and Stalybridge (about 32 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school Star Radcliffe Academy 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Outwood Gate

What is the typical house price in Outwood Gate?

£220,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.

How does Outwood Gate compare with the rest of Bury?

Typical house price: 8th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Bury. Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Bury with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 12th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Bury.

Is Outwood Gate an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Outwood Gate gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 0 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Outwood Gate?

Kearsley. Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Southport (60 to 65 min) and Stalybridge (about 32 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Outwood Gate?

Nearest state primary school. St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe. 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Star Radcliffe Academy. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.