# M46 9JU: area report for a postcode in Wigan

M46 9JU 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 9JU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [M46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46) › [M46 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46-9)

## 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=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **Atherton, 270 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **No property in M46 9JU 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=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 017E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **£194,393 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M46 9JU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **Low road and rail noise at M46 9JU**: Road 50 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **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=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU
- **13.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-cofe-primary-school-atherton-e106515) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chowbent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chowbent-primary-school-e106443) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadowbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowbank-primary-school-e106425) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rowan Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowan-tree-primary-school-e131295) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | – |
| [St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richards-roman-catholic-primary-school-atherton-e106498) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parklee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklee-primary-school-e151323) | Primary | 980 m (12 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 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 56% 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) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| April 2024 | £122,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £68,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2023 | £129,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £320,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| July 2024 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Atherton (270 m, 3 minutes on foot); Hag Fold (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS (680 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (680 m); BOOTS (980 m)
- Dental practices: M G MILLER AND D T SCOULAR (940 m); DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Atherton Supermarket (380 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Atherton Car Bank Street (510 m, Morrisons); Tesco Atherton Superstore (850 m, Tesco); Heron Hag Fold Atherton (950 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,393** (August 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,393 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 53rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 017E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 59.2** (2025). Wigan 017E has a deprivation score of 59.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,067th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £179,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 017E was £179,500 in 2025. Joint 4,615th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,689** (2021). Wigan 017E had 1,689 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,995th 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Wigan 017E, 98.5% 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: 53.5292, -2.4831

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), August 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=-2.4831,53.5292,M469JU

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