4,955
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 67%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
2 · 0.2 per 1k
Crimes · Sep '25
£192,295
Median property price
245
Postcodes
Overview of Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Coordinates53.4889, -2.6321
Postcodes
245
Population (Census)
11,757
Households (Census)
4,955
Recorded crime · Sep '25
2 · 0.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.15 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.15 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Property sales · Ashton-in-Makerfield South
HM Land Registry · Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Average price
£205,121
YoY: -3.3%
Median price: £192,295
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £180,562
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£264k£206k£149k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Crime trends · Ashton-in-Makerfield South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '23 – Sep '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
210
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
2
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Christian67.3%
No religion27.2%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4918.0%
65–7412.3%
25–3411.3%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Other14.1%
Any member 66+12.7%
All members 66+12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
+ 8 other households · 33.9%
Schools in Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan · WN4 9PF
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Wigan · WN4 9AZ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN4 8PQ
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Wigan · WN4 8SJ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Byrchall High School
Wigan · WN4 9PQ
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan · WN4 8XF
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Postcodes in Ashton-in-Makerfield South
WN4 8AAWN4 8ABWN4 8ADWN4 8AEWN4 8AGWN4 8AHWN4 8AJWN4 8LAWN4 8LBWN4 8LDWN4 8LEWN4 8LHWN4 8PAWN4 8PBWN4 8PDWN4 8PEWN4 8PFWN4 8PGWN4 8PHWN4 8PJWN4 8PLWN4 8PPWN4 8PQWN4 8PRWN4 8PSWN4 8PTWN4 8QAWN4 8QDWN4 8QPWN4 8QQWN4 8QRWN4 8QSWN4 8QUWN4 8QWWN4 8QXWN4 8QYWN4 8QZWN4 8RHWN4 8RPWN4 8RQWN4 8RRWN4 8RSWN4 8RTWN4 8RUWN4 8RWWN4 8RXWN4 8RYWN4 8RZWN4 8SAWN4 8SBWN4 8SDWN4 8SEWN4 8SFWN4 8SGWN4 8SHWN4 8SJWN4 8SLWN4 8SNWN4 8SPWN4 8SQWN4 8SRWN4 8STWN4 8SUWN4 8SWWN4 8SXWN4 8SYWN4 8SZWN4 8TAWN4 8TBWN4 8TDWN4 8TEWN4 8TFWN4 8TGWN4 8THWN4 8TJWN4 8TLWN4 8TNWN4 8TPWN4 8TQWN4 8TRWN4 8TSWN4 8TTWN4 8TUWN4 8TWWN4 8TXWN4 8TYWN4 8TZWN4 8UAWN4 8UBWN4 8UDWN4 8UEWN4 8UFWN4 8UGWN4 8UNWN4 8UQWN4 8UWWN4 8WAWN4 8WBWN4 8XAWN4 8XBWN4 8XDWN4 8XEWN4 8XFWN4 8XGWN4 8XHWN4 8XJWN4 8XLWN4 8XNWN4 8XQWN4 8XRWN4 8XSWN4 8XUWN4 8XWWN4 8XXWN4 8XYWN4 8XZWN4 9AAWN4 9ABWN4 9AEWN4 9AF