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M29 7BH

Astley · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Manchester
Ward
Astley
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Worsley and Eccles
Postcode district
M29
Postcode sector
M29 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M29 7GA 60 m
M29 7BJ 99 m
M29 7GG 99 m
M29 7BX 103 m
M29 7GB 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M29 7BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M29
Postcode sector
M29 7
Latitude
53.505513
Longitude
-2.457611
British National Grid easting
369,746
British National Grid northing
401,076

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Astley · E05014992
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Worsley and Eccles · E14001598
Output area
E00032354
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 029E · E01006385
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 029 · E02001315

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Woodlands Road, Astley, Manchester, M29 7BH 27 February 2026 £355,000
34, Woodlands Road, Astley, Manchester, M29 7BH 27 June 2025 £280,000
22, Woodlands Road, Astley, Manchester, M29 7BH 23 April 2021 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
49
Secondary
8

  1. Tyldesley Primary School

    Academy converter

    417 m

  2. St Stephen's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    429 m

  3. St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    872 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
71

35 female, 36 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.7
M29 7 residents
13,657

Age bands in M29 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

2,475 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,296 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

3,463 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

3,873 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

2,617 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M29 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

30

within 5 km

  • ASTLEY GENERAL PRACTICE

    391A MANCHESTER ROAD, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BY

    ODS code P92637

    567 m

  • SIVAKUMAR & PARTNER

    THE SURGERY, 1 COLDALHURST LANE, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BS

    ODS code P92020

    615 m

  • DR VARDHAN'S SURGERY

    10 HIGHER GREEN LANE, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7HG

    ODS code P92646

    831 m

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    1.2 km

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

    THE SURGERY, HIGH STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AL

    ODS code P92033

    1.3 km

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

    TYLDESLEY HEALTH CENTRE, POPLAR STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AX

    ODS code Y02321

    1.5 km

  • BOOTHSTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR BRIDGE H&W CENTRE, PARR BRIDGE RETAIL PARK, MOSLEY COMMON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M29 8RZ

    ODS code P92605

    1.9 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 LEIGH ROAD, WORSLEY, BOOTHSTOWN, MANCHESTER, M28 1LZ

    ODS code P87627

    2.5 km

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

    SEVEN BROOKS MEDICAL CENTRE, 21 CHURCH STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 9DE

    ODS code P92042

    2.9 km

  • ELLENBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 MORSTON CLOSE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 1PB

    ODS code P87624

    3.0 km

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 BEE FOLD LANE, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0BD

    ODS code P92633

    3.3 km

  • CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87630

    3.6 km

  • DEARDEN AVENUE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87625

    3.6 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD EAST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87661

    3.6 km

  • SALFORD PRIMARY CARE TOGETHER

    4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code Y00445

    3.6 km

  • GRASMERE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92607

    3.6 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92615

    3.6 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    3.6 km

  • DR VASANTH

    ATHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, NELSON STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0LE

    ODS code P92635

    3.8 km

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

    ORMEROD HOUSE, ATHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, NELSON ST, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0LE

    ODS code P92626

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Ley

    BCT · Blackmoor

    0.2 miles

  • The Ley

    BCT · Blackmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Windsor Avenue

    BCT · Blackmoor

    0.3 miles

  • Astley Hall Drive

    BCT · Astley

    0.3 miles

  • Windsor Avenue

    BCT · Blackmoor

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 029E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,997 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
12
Medium risk addresses
10
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £317,500 from 2 recorded sales in M29 7BH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wigan is £195,557 in June 2026, up 6.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

61 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 8 secondary schools. Tyldesley Primary School is the nearest published school at 417 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.