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Atherton South & Lilford

Ward

East Wigan. About 14,220 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 73% of people in Atherton South & Lilford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,741
Joint 1,108th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
73%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Atherton South & Lilford compares

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

Atherton South & LilfordMiddle
Population25 wards, Wigan · 2021
Population: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 11,433 to 15,691. The middle area is 13,166. Atherton South & Lilford is 13,741.
13,74111th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Wigan · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Atherton South & Lilford is 73.0%.
73%joint 11th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 93.1% to 99.1%. The middle area is 97.1%. Atherton South & Lilford is 93.9%.
93.9%3rd lowest
Claimant rate25 wards, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 1.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.6%. Atherton South & Lilford is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 12th highest

What is the population of Atherton South & Lilford?

Atherton South & Lilford had 13,741 usual residents at the census.

Atherton South & Lilford is the joint 1,108th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wigan and not Atherton South & Lilford alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,393
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 53rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Atherton South & Lilford in brief

Atherton South & Lilford had 13,741 usual residents at the census.

About 73% of people in Atherton South & Lilford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Atherton South & Lilford, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Atherton South & Lilford, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.