M46 9LX
The median sold price for the postcode M46 9LX is around £265,000, from 4 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.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £96,250 – £273,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across M46 9, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£200,000(137 sales)
- Terraced£140,000(94 sales)
- Detached£345,000(40 sales)
- Flat£95,000(7 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
M46 9LX median £265,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £183,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in M46 9LX, compared with 95.9% across Wigan and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 84.8% of premises across Wigan (England: 77.9%).
| 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% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 20% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Wigan: more deprived than 21% of its 200 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment6of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment8of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (63%). 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 B in Wigan: £1,674.31 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 490 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A0%
- Band B63%
- Band C14%
- Band D20%
- Band E2%
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
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
- St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton0.3 miles (470 m)Ofsted, November 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Chowbent Primary School0.4 miles (660 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, April 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Chowbent Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Meadowbank Primary School0.5 miles (780 m)Ofsted, November 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Meadowbank Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Atherton High School0.9 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted, January 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Atherton High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Fred Longworth High School1.2 miles (1.9 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Fred Longworth High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Westhoughton High School1.9 miles (3.1 km)Ofsted report card, January 2026 · Requires significant improvement
- Inclusion Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Needs attention
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to M46 9LX is Atherton Rail Station, 0.2 miles (260 m) away in a straight line. There are 21 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.2 miles (260 m)Atherton Rail Station
- 0.6 miles (990 m)Hag Fold Rail Station
- 1.6 miles (2.5 km)Daisy Hill Rail Station
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.
Show the full history (18 more months)
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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