M46 0EX

Atherton North · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Manchester
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Postcode district
M46
Postcode sector
M46 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M46 0FW 29 m
M46 0FX 50 m
M46 0HX 83 m
M46 9FX 112 m
M46 0JB 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M46 0EX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 May 2016
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M46
Postcode sector
M46 0
Latitude
53.527363
Longitude
-2.489767
British National Grid easting
367,630
British National Grid northing
403,521

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Leigh and Atherton · E14001329
Output area
E00031882
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 022B · E01006291
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 022 · E02001308

Postcode source versions

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Formby Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0EX 31 January 2019 £30,000
3, Formby Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0EX 16 September 2017 £10,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
59
Secondary
11
  1. Meadowbank Primary School

    Community school

    208 m
  2. St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

    Voluntary aided school

    313 m
  3. St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton

    Voluntary aided school

    524 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M46 0 residents
11,653

Age bands in M46 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,041 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,214 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

3,386 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,845 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

1,917 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92042

    355 m

  • DR VASANTH

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

    ODS code P92635

    733 m

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92626

    733 m

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92633

    939 m

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02321

    1.8 km

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

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

    ODS code P92033

    1.9 km

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    2.0 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

    PETER HOUSE, CAPTAIN LEES ROAD, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3UB

    ODS code P82015

    2.9 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    3.0 km

  • GRASMERE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92607

    3.0 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92615

    3.0 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    3.6 km

  • ASTLEY GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92637

    3.7 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    3.7 km

  • SIVAKUMAR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code P92020

    3.8 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    4.0 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

    BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y02322

    4.0 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

    THE BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y00050

    4.0 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

    OLD HENRY STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PG

    ODS code P92007

    4.0 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

    BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92621

    4.0 km

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Nearby transport

  • York Street

    BCT · Atherton

    0.1 miles
  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles
  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles
  • Gloucester Place

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles
  • Car Bank Square

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 022B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,555 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

82 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 11 secondary schools. Meadowbank Primary School is the nearest published school at 208 m.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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