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Removals to Bury
Are you looking to relocate to Bury? Moving home is not something we do on a regular basis with there often being a few years between each move.
As such, we can often lose sight of the number of belongings we accumulate on the way and come time to relocate there is lots to organise.
This is where enlisting the services of a reliable removals company is crucial. White & Company are a family owned business with over 145 years’ servicing the Bury community.
We offer a tailor made, reliable and professional service at a competitive price. Our trained crews have tackled all sorts of challenges and can wrap, pack and transport your personal belongings with minimum fuss and delay.
Should you require it, White & Company can offer storage of some or all of your effects also. We have 19 storage facilities across the UK, offering clean, modern, easily accessible storage provision.
We serve many towns around Bury. To find out more about how we can get your dream move underway don’t hesitate to give us a call today for a free home survey and quotation.
About White & Company
White & Company has 19 branches located across the UK from the Channel Islands to Scotland and a network of industry partners. This extensive relocation network allows us to provide the perfect removal solutions no matter where you’re moving.
Through hard work, commitment and excellent service, we are now one of the industry’s largest removal companies. We have 250 specialist vehicles, full trained and security cleared removals staff and 19 storage locations across the UK.
Our Mission Statement
“To continue the traditions founded in 1871 by providing the quality expected by our clients; backed up by superb packing materials, highly trained crews, effective management and a genuine commitment to customer care and the environment.”
Rest assured you can trust White & Company to take care of your personal effects with care and respect from collection to delivery.
Why Move to Bury?
In 2015, Bury was named among the best towns for families to live in the UK, declaring it as Greater Manchester’s happiest place!
Historically part of Lancashire, now the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, Bury emerged in the Industrial Revolution as a mill town manufacturing textiles. Between 1801 and 1830, the town’s population more than doubled from 7,072 to 15,086. This was the time when the factories, mines and foundries, with their spinning machines and steam engines, began to dominate the landscape.
Sitting nicely on the banks of the River Irwell, the town continues to grow and prosper to this day, and Bury’s ‘World Famous’ Market draws people in from the all over the country. Its quirky streets and location give residents all the perks of city living while being on the border of open countryside.
Strategically placed on the motorway network within a short hop to Manchester City, Leeds, Bolton and Rochdale as well as having the Metro link into Manchester city centre always proves a huge draw to the town.
Bury has a diverse selection of popular high street shops as well as smaller independent retailers. The Rock is an excellent destination with M&S, Debenhams, Next, Primark, Bank, H&M to name just a few of the brands you would expect to see in such a thriving town.
Bury boasts excellent schools and highly rated childcare which, along with relatively low house prices and crime levels, makes the borough a superb choice for families.
Things to do in Bury
The borough of Bury has a great combination of award-winning attractions, excellent food and drink and a good assortment of shopping opportunities.
For shopping try Bury Market, with over 350 stalls it’s buzzing with atmosphere, packed with bargains and has some of the best local produce around, including of course the famous Bury Black Pudding.
The Met Arts Centre is based in the centre of Bury in the Derby Hall; it’s a small performing arts venue hosting some great events.
Annual Music festivals include the ‘Glaston-Bury’ festival on the August bank holiday weekend, and the Ramsbottom Music Festival each September.
A steam train still runs from Bury daily and the award-winning Transport Museum with its impressive collection of vintage vehicles is a great day out.
Bury also houses the Fusilier Museum commemorating over 300 years of the regiment’s history.
Bury Art Museum on Moss Street, home to an excellent collection of Victorian and 20th-century art, including works by Turner, Constable, and Landseer.
Burrs Country Park is a popular recreation area for all the family, and they’re several great walks across the beautiful Pennines.
Surrounding the town is also stunning countryside with plenty of walks to enjoy in the Peak District, Saddleworth Moor or the woods and forests in Cheshire.
With so many larger towns and cities within easy reach, living in Bury means there is always something exciting to see and do in your spare time.
Schools & Education
The education infrastructure in Bury is reliable across all age ranges, with a variety of ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ early years childcare settings and Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 results consistently above the national average.
Children attend one of 22 primaries which filter into 11 secondary schools.
Ofsted rated “outstanding” primaries include; Rosendale Primary, St. Marie’s Roman Catholic Primary School and Ravensbury Community Junior School.
Highly rated secondaries in the town include; Philips High School and The Elton High School.
Further education is catered for my two colleges; Bury College which provides qualifications for school leavers pursuing A Levels, vocational qualifications and apprenticeships. It also offers a range of courses for adults, including university qualifications run in partnership with the University of Bolton.
Holy Cross Sixth Form College regularly ranks as one of the top ten sixth forms in the country. It specialises in A-Levels and BTEC qualifications, as well as a limited selection of Undergraduate degrees.
Private education in the region is provided for by two schools Bury Catholic Preparatory School and Bury Prestwich Preparatory School.
Property Prices in Bury
With so many positives, you might expect that property prices would be on the expensive side. However, this is not the case. Bury offers outstanding value for money with the average cost of a home standing at £202,805; this is a rise of 1.18% in the last three months (since August 2019).
Went it comes to choice; Bury does not disappoint either with almost 640 homes of all types listed for sale within a one-mile radius of the town centre. Popular neighbourhoods include; Tottington, Greenmount and Ramsbottom where homes in these areas are always in particularly high demand.
As a popular and growing residential area, there is a range of property types to choose from. The town’s industrial past leaves a legacy of period property spanning the last 200 years. Villages surrounding the town are prized due to their stone cottages and scenic views.
A detached three bedroom home will cost around £380,000, a two-bed mid-terrace £70,000 and one-bedroom flats sell for approximately £50,000 – Statistics as per Zoopla November 2019.
Popular Places to Live near Bury
- Whitefield
- Heywood
- Radcliffe
- Edgworth
- Prestwich
- Farnworth
- Middleton
- Bolton
- Rochdale
- Rawtenstall
- Walkden
What Others Say…
Wayne Middleton and Brian Witherford were professional and extremely helpful. Did a brilliant job. Would recommend Whites to anyone. Thanks very much.
Have used this company regularly for 5 years including my time in the armed forces. They are professional and efficient. Will use them again on our next move.
The move went very smoothly and they were very polite.
 A very smooth move by White and Co. The team worked very hard and were polite, professional and helpful.
