Moorside
Strong on safety, with schools to consider
Moorside at a glance
- House prices
- £170,000
- Lower prices11th percentile
- Schools
- 8th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 39th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 0.3 per 1,000 residents
- Strong98th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.1% of the area in flood zones
- Middle37th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Moorside a good place to live?
Moorside may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and 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.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Moorside
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 0.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 98th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Moorside
House prices
- Median sale price
- £170,000
- Percentile
- 11th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 79 standard sales over the 12 months to June 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 Moorside
Schools
8th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Moorside
Flood risk
3.1% 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 2.5% of the area. That is the 37th 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 Moorside
Transport
39th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Moorside a good place to live?
Moorside may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Moorside safe?
Moorside ranks in the 98th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Moorside?
The median sale price was £170,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 11th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Moorside?
Schools rank in the 8th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Moorside?
Nearby public profiles include Bury East in Bury and Radcliffe East in Bury.
