# Atherton South West East Wigan. 8,693 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.9 square kilometres. Atherton South West had 8,354 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Atherton South West was £181,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001309. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £181,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Atherton South West was £181,000 in 2025. Joint 1,091st cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/atherton-south-west#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 8,354** (2021). Atherton South West had 8,354 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2,955th most populated of 9,448. 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/wigan/atherton-south-west#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in Atherton South West 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/wigan/atherton-south-west#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.6%** (January 2026). In Atherton South West, 90.6% 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/wigan/atherton-south-west#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001309) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in Atherton South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001309) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 188 homes were sold in Atherton South West in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001309) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Atherton South West had 8,354 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001309) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan. The outline is Atherton South West. ## Recorded crime in Atherton South West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Atherton South West compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Atherton South West | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £181,000 | 13th cheapest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025 | | Population | 8,354 | 14th most populated | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | joint 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.6% | 3rd lowest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Atherton South West? Atherton South West had 8,354 usual residents at the census. Atherton South West is the 2,955th 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 South West alone. [See Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) - **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. ## Atherton South West in brief The median price paid for a home in Atherton South West was £181,000 in 2025. Atherton South West had 8,354 usual residents at the census. About 93% of people in Atherton South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Atherton South West, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001309 - Ward: [Atherton South & Lilford †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ward/atherton-south-and-lilford) - Constituency: [Leigh and Atherton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton) - Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 4.94 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,693* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 26 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Atherton North](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/atherton-north), [Leigh North](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-north), [Leigh East & Higher Folds](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-east-and-higher-folds), [Atherton South East & Tyldesley West](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/atherton-south-east-and-tyldesley-west), [Westhoughton Daisy Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/westhoughton-daisy-hill), [Hindley Green](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/hindley-green) ## Latest updates for Atherton South West - 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/E02001309 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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