# M29

Postcode district covering Tyldesley, Blackmoor and Parr Brow, in Wigan.

M29 is a postcode district covering Tyldesley, Blackmoor and Parr Brow, in Wigan. Median sale price £250,000 in 2025. About 25,418 people.

Postcode district. Code M29. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M29 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M29) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 51% of people in M29 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=M29) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 397 homes were sold in M29 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M29) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M29 had 24,189 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M29) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is M29.

## How M29 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | M29 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £250,000 | 15th most expensive | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 24,189 | 20th least populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 51% | 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.7% | joint 17th highest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M29?

M29 had 24,189 usual residents at the census.
M29 is the 1,218th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M29, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M29 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in M29

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wigan 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006293) | 1,618 | – | 3 | 96.6% |
| [Wigan 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006288) | 1,824 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Wigan 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006294) | 1,940 | – | 4 | 95.4% |
| [Wigan 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006295) | 1,568 | – | 2 | 97.5% |
| [Wigan 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006377) | 1,557 | – | 10 | 99.1% |
| [Wigan 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006378) | 1,303 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006376) | 1,771 | – | 3 | 97.4% |
| [Wigan 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006381) | 2,050 | – | 10 | 93.7% |
| [Wigan 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006382) | 1,257 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006383) | 1,609 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 028E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006384) | 1,321 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006250) | 2,138 | – | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Wigan 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006251) | 1,544 | – | 7 | 85.8% |
| [Wigan 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006380) | 2,731 | – | 5 | 97.6% |
| [Wigan 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006385) | 1,445 | – | 9 | 93.5% |

## Your MP

- [Leigh and Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton): Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 57% of the people here.
- [Worsley and Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worsley-and-eccles): Michael Wheeler (Labour), MP since July 2024. 43% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in M29

[Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/astley-blackmoor-and-mosley-common), [Tyldesley North](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/tyldesley-north), [Tyldesley South](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/tyldesley-south)

## Postcode sectors in M29

[M29 2 (4 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29-2), [M29 7 (288 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29-7), [M29 8 (276 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29-8)

## Council

[Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

## Towns in M29

[Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/atherton), [Tyldesley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tyldesley)

## Postcode districts next to M29

[BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5), [M28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m28), [M38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m38), [M44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44), [M46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46), [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3), [WN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Irlam (5.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4332,53.4343), [Glazebrook (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4597,53.4284), [Atherton (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4790,53.5291)

## More in the M postcode area

[All M postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## M29 in brief

M29 is a postcode district covering Tyldesley, Blackmoor and Parr Brow, in Wigan.
About 25,418 people lived in M29 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 397 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M29 was £250,000 in 2025.
M29 had 24,189 usual residents at the census.
About 51% of people in M29 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M29, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M29
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Leigh and Atherton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton)
- Council: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Area: 22.34 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,418*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 77

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[M28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m28), [WN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7), [M44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44), [M46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46), [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3), [BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5)

## Latest updates for M29

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/M29

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29