Respondents were asked to assess their general health on a five-point scale: "Very good", "Good", "Fair", "Bad", or "Very bad". Census 2021 was conducted during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This may have influenced how people perceive and rate their health and therefore may have affected how people chose to respond.  Across England and Wales, there was an increase in the proportion of people reporting very good health and a decrease in the proportion of people reporting very bad health, compared with the 2011 Census.

The table below shows general health by MSOA in Bury.

Sedgley Park reported the highest percentage of respondents with very good health at 61.9%, with Radcliffe the lowest at 41.4%.

The table below shows general health by ward.

At ward level, Sedgley reported the highest percentage of respondents with very good health at 58.0%, with Moorside the lowest at 43.6%.