Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Elton at a glance

House prices
£195,000
Lower prices18th percentile
Schools
26th percentile
Weak
Transport
43rd percentile
Middle
Crime rate
Data not yet available
Flood risk
9.1% of the area in flood zones
Middle66th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Elton a good place to live?

Elton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Bury below.

Elton and nearby areas

AreaMedian sale priceCrime per 1,000 residents
Elton£195,000Data not yet available
Unsworth£275,000Data not yet available
Holyrood£285,000Data not yet available

Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.

Further reading

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
  • Crime data is unavailable here; check current local evidence before drawing conclusions about safety

Crime rate in Elton

Crime rate

Data not available in this public guide

Greater Manchester Police does not publish its crime records to police.uk, the source we use, so we cannot show a figure here.

About missing data

House prices in Elton

House prices

Median sale price
£195,000
Percentile
18th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 107 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Elton

Schools

26th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Elton

Flood risk

9.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5.6% of the area. That is the 66th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Elton

Transport

43rd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

FAQs

Is Elton a good place to live?

Elton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Elton safe?

Crime data is not currently available for Elton.

What are house prices like in Elton?

The median sale price was £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 18th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Elton?

Schools rank in the 26th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Elton?

Nearby public profiles include Unsworth in Bury and Holyrood in Bury.

Nearby neighbourhoods

View all neighbourhoods in Bury