# M29 8HN: area report for a postcode in Wigan

M29 8HN is a postcode in Wigan.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wigan. Open the map at M29 8HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [M29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29) › [M29 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **Atherton, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **No property in M29 8HN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 025B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M29 8HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M29 8HN**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tyldesley-st-georges-central-cofe-primary-school-and-nursery-e131331) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambian Tyldesley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-tyldesley-school-e135557) | Special | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Tyldesley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tyldesley-primary-school-e138036) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fred Longworth High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fred-longworth-high-school-e137448) | Secondary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hindsford CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hindsford-cofe-primary-school-e106441) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-rc-primary-school-e106499) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Stephen's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-primary-school-e106482) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Garrett Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garrett-hall-primary-school-e106433) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £181,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £112,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2023 | £136,999 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2023 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £108,750 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY (350 m); THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY (400 m); POPLAR STREET SURGERY (500 m)
- Pharmacies: ELLIOTT STREET PHARMACY (150 m); DAVINA PHARMACY (350 m); COHENS CHEMIST (350 m)
- Dental practices: A.H. BELL & ASSOCIATES (100 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Shakerley Tyldesley (260 m, Heron); Aldi 25 Shuttle Street (450 m, Aldi); Co-op The Gables (520 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Tydlesley (940 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,551** (July 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,551 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,377** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wigan earned a median of £37,377 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 137th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.2×** (2025). A home in Wigan costs 5.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 52nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Wigan has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wigan 025B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.6** (2025). Wigan 025B has a deprivation score of 24.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,335th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £132,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 025B was £132,750 in 2025. Joint 1,487th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,940** (2021). Wigan 025B had 1,940 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,376th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In Wigan 025B, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## M29 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M29 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,189** (2021). M29 had 24,189 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,218th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 51%** (2022). About 51% of people in M29 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.7%** (January 2026). In M29, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Centre: 53.5133, -2.4641

Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Leigh and Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton): Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4641,53.5133,M298HN

## How to cite

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