M46 · M46 0 · Wigan

M46 0AD

In Wigan · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices

Flood risk

None identified

Rivers & sea · surface water none identified

Crime

See detail

Police data incomplete for this area

Median price

£170,000

Sold prices · M46 0AD only · 12 months

Area overview

The median sold price for the postcode M46 0AD is around £170,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.

Based on official dataUpdated 2026-08

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea

None identified

Surface water

None identified

Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.

EA release · 2026-06Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.

Sept 21Aug 26

Range £85,000 – £217,500

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price

£170,000

M46 0AD only · 12 months

Sales

M46 0AD only · 12 months

By property type

Median sold price by type across M46 0, last 24 months.

Terraced£157,000(179 sales)
Semi-detached£210,000(112 sales)
Detached£321,250(62 sales)
Flat£122,500(52 sales)

M46 0AD median £170,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £183,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).

Land Registry release · 2026-08

Recorded crime

Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.

Police.uk release · 2026-08

Broadband coverage

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in M46 0AD, compared with 95.9% across Wigan and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 84.8% of premises across Wigan (England: 77.9%).

Gigabit-capable

100%

Superfast 30 Mbit/s+

100%

Below the USO

Coverage compared: % of premises, July 2025
Type of broadband	This postcode	Wigan	England	UK
Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises	n/a	84.8%	77.9%	77.5%
Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available	100%	95.9%	86.7%	85.9%
Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available	100%	99.3%	97.7%	97.5%
Below the USOno decent connection available	0%	0.01%	0.1%	0.14%

This is coverage — what networks can reach premises — not the speed any one home gets. Postcode figures cover every premises in the postcode. Ofcom does not publish full fibre per postcode, so that figure is for the whole council area. "Below the USO" means a premises cannot get a decent connection (10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload) from a fixed line or fixed wireless network.

Ofcom data · July 2025Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Open Government Licence ↗

Deprivation

This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 84% of neighbourhoods in England.

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Compared with Wigan: more deprived than 77% of its 200 neighbourhoods.

Selected measures

Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.

Income4of 10
Employment2of 10
Crime1of 10
Living environment1of 10

A relative ranking of small areas (LSOAs, roughly 1,500 residents each) on income, employment, health, education, crime, housing and environment. It describes the area as a whole, not any household or home. The ranking covers England only; Welsh postcodes use the separate Welsh index.

Neighbourhood E01006244 · published October 2025Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax

Most homes here are Band A (81%). Average Band D in Wigan is £2,152.68 for 2026/27.

That is 10% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.

Average Band A in Wigan: £1,435.12 for 2026/27.

Homes by band in this neighbourhood

Share of the 1,070 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.

Band A81%
Band B6%
Band C5%
Band D3%
Band E6%
Band F–
Band G–
Band H–

Bands are for the neighbourhood (LSOA, roughly 1,500 residents), not one street or home. The Valuation Office Agency rounds counts to the nearest 10 and does not publish very small counts (shown as –). Charges are council-wide averages including parish and adult social care precepts; a home’s bill depends on its band, its parish and any discounts.

Neighbourhood E01006244Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2026; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearest schools

The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.

Nearest primary schools

Parklee Primary School0.3 miles (510 m)
Academy converter · ages 3–11 · 325 pupils
Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given (inspection of the school it replaced)
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Good
Ofsted reports for Parklee Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School0.4 miles (670 m)
Academy converter · ages 2–11 · Church of England · 333 pupils
Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Atherton St George's CofE Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge0.4 miles (710 m)
Voluntary aided school · ages 4–11 · Church of England · 207 pupils
Ofsted, October 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge (opens in a new tab) ↗

Nearest secondary schools

Atherton High School0.1 miles (230 m)
Free schools · ages 11–16 · 561 pupils
Ofsted, January 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Atherton High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Fred Longworth High School0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Academy converter · ages 11–16 · 1,283 pupils
Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Fred Longworth High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
The Westleigh School1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Academy sponsor led · ages 11–16 · 976 pupils
Ofsted, November 2022: GoodOfsted reports for The Westleigh School (opens in a new tab) ↗

Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, not walking or driving routes. Living near a school does not mean you are in its catchment area, so check admissions with the council. Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, and inspections from November 2025 give a report card with a grade for each area. We show what Ofsted published for each school's latest inspection.

School list 12 October 2026 · Ofsted data to 31 August 2026Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted management information. Open Government Licence.

Public transport

The nearest station to M46 0AD is Hag Fold Rail Station, 0.8 miles (1.2 km) away in a straight line. There are 21 bus stops within 500 m.

Nearest station

0.8 miles (1.2 km)

Bus stops within 500 m

Nearest stations

Hag Fold Rail Station
National Rail · Hag Fold
0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Atherton Rail Station
National Rail · Hag Fold
0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Daisy Hill Rail Station
National Rail · Daisy Hill
1.4 miles (2.3 km)

Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, so the walk will be longer. This shows where stations and stops are, not how often services run. Bus stops are active on-street stops.

Stop data 12 October 2026Source: DfT NaPTAN, Open Government Licence ↗

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

October 2026saved snapshot

Saved median moved from £171,500 to £170,000

August 2026saved snapshot

Postcode median recorded at £171,500

July 2026saved snapshot

Postcode median recorded at £171,500

June 2026reconstructed

Sector median £170,000

May 2026reconstructed

Sector median £170,000

April 2026reconstructed

Sector median £170,000

Show the full history (18 more months)

March 2026reconstructed

Sector median £172,500

February 2026reconstructed

Sector median £172,500

January 2026reconstructed

Sector median £172,750

December 2025reconstructed

Sector median £172,750

November 2025reconstructed

Sector median £172,500

October 2025reconstructed

Sector median £170,000

September 2025reconstructed

Sector median £170,000

August 2025reconstructed

Sector median £170,000

July 2025reconstructed

Sector median £170,000

June 2025reconstructed

Sector median £168,000

May 2025reconstructed

Sector median £168,000

April 2025reconstructed

Sector median £170,000

March 2025reconstructed

Sector median £168,000

February 2025reconstructed

Sector median £165,000

January 2025reconstructed

Sector median £165,000

December 2024reconstructed

Sector median £165,000

November 2024reconstructed

Sector median £165,000

October 2024reconstructed

Sector median £164,250

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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