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M46 9SH

Atherton North · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Atherton North
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Postcode district
M46
Postcode sector
M46 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M46 9WY 65 m
M46 9NY 89 m
M46 9GA 93 m
M46 9NZ 96 m
M46 9NR 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M46 9SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M46
Postcode sector
M46 9
Latitude
53.533045
Longitude
-2.491628
British National Grid easting
367,511
British National Grid northing
404,154

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Atherton North · E05014993
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Leigh and Atherton · E14001329
Output area
E00031640
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 017B · E01006240
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 017 · E02001303

Postcode source versions

Explore M46

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
63
Secondary
12

  1. St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

    Voluntary aided school

    444 m

  2. Meadowbank Primary School

    Community school

    460 m

  3. Atherton St George's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    685 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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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
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.2
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M46 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

32

within 5 km

  • DR VASANTH

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

    ODS code P92635

    867 m

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92626

    867 m

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92042

    999 m

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92633

    1.4 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82015

    2.2 km

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02321

    2.4 km

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

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

    ODS code P92033

    2.5 km

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    2.6 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    3.0 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    3.4 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

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

    GARNET FOLD PRACTICE, 374-376 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3RR

    ODS code P82009

    3.7 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    4.2 km

  • ASTLEY GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92637

    4.3 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    4.3 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    4.3 km

  • SIVAKUMAR & PARTNER

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

    ODS code P92020

    4.4 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    4.5 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Windermere Avenue

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles

  • Windermere Avenue

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles

  • Peak Avenue

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles

  • Peak Avenue

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles

  • Warwick Road

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 017B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

650 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

86 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 12 secondary schools. St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 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.