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Atherton North

Middle area

East Wigan. 9,432 people in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 67% of people in Atherton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£184,500
Joint 1,137th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,028
Joint 2,095th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
67%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Atherton North

Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

How Atherton North compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from £125,000 to £279,950. The middle area is £192,250. Atherton North is £184,500.
£184,50014th cheapest
Population40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 5,970 to 12,764. The middle area is 8,143. Atherton North is 9,028.
9,0288th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 middle areas, Wigan · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 65.5%. Atherton North is 67.0%.
67%20th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 89.9% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.9%. Atherton North is 96.9%.
96.9%joint 19th highest

What is the population of Atherton North?

Atherton North had 9,028 usual residents at the census.

Atherton North is the joint 2,095th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wigan and not Atherton North alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,551
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Atherton North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Atherton North was £184,500 in 2025.

Atherton North had 9,028 usual residents at the census.

About 67% of people in Atherton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Atherton North, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.