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M46 9SD

Atherton South & Lilford · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Atherton South & Lilford
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Postcode district
M46
Postcode sector
M46 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M46 9BE 59 m
M46 9BP 116 m
M46 9AN 120 m
M46 9AF 146 m
M46 9AL 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M46 9SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M46
Postcode sector
M46 9
Latitude
53.519624
Longitude
-2.478502
British National Grid easting
368,371
British National Grid northing
402,655

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Atherton South & Lilford · E05014994
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Leigh and Atherton · E14001329
Output area
E00031893
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 022C · E01006292
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 022 · E02001308

Postcode source versions

Explore M46

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
59
Secondary
11

  1. Hindsford CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    454 m

  2. Sacred Heart RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    465 m

  3. Fred Longworth High School

    Academy converter

    634 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M46 9 residents
11,766

Age bands in M46 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%
2,176 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.9%
1,213 residents
Age 25 to 44
24.9%
3,042 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.7%
3,270 residents
Age 65 and over
20.7%
2,533 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

31

within 5 km straight-line

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02321

    708 m

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

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

    ODS code P92033

    807 m

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92042

    864 m

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    867 m

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92633

    1.4 km

  • DR VASANTH

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

    ODS code P92635

    1.7 km

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92626

    1.7 km

  • ASTLEY GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92637

    2.5 km

  • SIVAKUMAR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code P92020

    2.6 km

  • GRASMERE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92607

    2.8 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92615

    2.8 km

  • DR VARDHAN'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92646

    2.9 km

  • BOOTHSTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92605

    3.3 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    3.3 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    3.3 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    3.7 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02322

    3.7 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00050

    3.7 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

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

    ODS code P92007

    3.7 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

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

    ODS code P92621

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Clarence Street

    BCT · Hindsford

    178 m

  • Tyldesley Road

    BCT · Hindsford

    211 m

  • Sacred Heart Church

    BCT · Hindsford

    249 m

  • Sacred Heart Church

    BCT · Hindsford

    309 m

  • Hindsford Street

    BCT · Tyldesley

    469 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 022C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,347 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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

78 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 11 secondary schools. Hindsford CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 454 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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