# M46 0QR: area report for a postcode in Wigan

M46 0QR 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 M46 0QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [M46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46) › [M46 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46-0)

## 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=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **Hag Fold, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **No property in M46 0QR 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=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 023D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M46 0QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M46 0QR**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-school-howe-bridge-e106478) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Atherton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/atherton-high-school-e138233) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westleigh-st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e106481) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Westleigh School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-westleigh-school-e146087) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-westleigh-methodist-primary-school-e140087) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parklee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklee-primary-school-e151323) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Atherton St George's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/atherton-st-georges-cofe-primary-school-e144371) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh St John's CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-st-johns-cofe-primary-e106517) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £157,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £134,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| February 2024 | £215,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £292,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| November 2024 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Atherton (740 m, Morrisons)

## 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 023D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.8** (2025). Wigan 023D has a deprivation score of 13.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,079th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 023D was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,629** (2021). Wigan 023D had 2,629 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 613th 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: 82.7%** (January 2026). In Wigan 023D, 82.7% 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.

## M46 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £187,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M46 was £187,500 in 2025. Joint 296th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,270** (2021). M46 had 23,270 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,267th 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: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in M46 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In M46, 94.7% 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: 53.5165, -2.5083

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=-2.5083,53.5165,M460QR

## How to cite

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