Bury has an extensive retail catchment, which reaches from the Ribble Valley (Accrington and Burnley) in the north, to the Manchester suburbs of Broughton, Cheetham Hill and Haperhey to the south, and from Rochdale in the east to Bolton in the west.
- Resident population of 180,600
- There are 270,000 residents within 15 minutes drive
- 12 million visitors a year to the town's world famous market
Demographics
- Comparison goods spend expected to increase by 56%, from £225m to £351m pa (CACI)
- 75% of households are owner occupied compared to 65% of the GB average
- The typical comparison goods household expenditure for Bury shoppers is 1.5% higher than Manchester and 0.9% higher than Bolton
- Within this general market, household expenditure on Womanswear is 5.7% above the UK average, Menswear is 7.5% above UK average and Footwear 4.9% above UK average
- Bury 2.8% unemployment (GB average 5.3%)
- 35% of the population are in the 20-44 high spending age bracket