6,986
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 58%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '25
£179,292
Median property price
351
Postcodes
Overview of Atherton North
Coordinates53.5287, -2.4910
Postcodes
351
Population (Census)
15,594
Households (Census)
6,986
Recorded crime · Mar '25
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Atherton North
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.93 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.93 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Atherton North
Property sales · Atherton North
HM Land Registry · Atherton North
Average price
£186,553
YoY: -0.3%
Median price: £186,813
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £158,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£222k£190k£158k
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 Atherton North
Crime trends · Atherton North
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '23 – Mar '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
110
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
110
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Atherton North
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.8%
Other White3.2%
African2.0%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Christian58.4%
No religion34.1%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6419.4%
35–4918.8%
25–3414.9%
65–749.8%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Other21.7%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
+ 8 other households · 37.2%
Schools in Atherton North
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Rowan Tree Primary School
Wigan · M46 9HP
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
Wigan · M46 0HJ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Chowbent Primary School
Wigan · M46 9FP
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Meadowbank Primary School
Wigan · M46 0HX
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
Wigan · M46 9FD
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Wigan · M46 0HA
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Atherton North
Postcodes in Atherton North
M29 8NAM46 0APM46 0DAM46 0DBM46 0DEM46 0DFM46 0DHM46 0DJM46 0DQM46 0DRM46 0DTM46 0DUM46 0DWM46 0DYM46 0DZM46 0EAM46 0EDM46 0EEM46 0EFM46 0EHM46 0EJM46 0ELM46 0ENM46 0EPM46 0EQM46 0EUM46 0EWM46 0EYM46 0EZM46 0FAM46 0FDM46 0FEM46 0FFM46 0FGM46 0FHM46 0FJM46 0FLM46 0FNM46 0FPM46 0FQM46 0FRM46 0FSM46 0FWM46 0FXM46 0FYM46 0GQM46 0GYM46 0HAM46 0HBM46 0HDM46 0HEM46 0HFM46 0HGM46 0HHM46 0HJM46 0HLM46 0HNM46 0HQM46 0HRM46 0HSM46 0HTM46 0HUM46 0HWM46 0HXM46 0HYM46 0HZM46 0JAM46 0JBM46 0JDM46 0JEM46 0JFM46 0JGM46 0JHM46 0JJM46 0JLM46 0JNM46 0JPM46 0JQM46 0JRM46 0JSM46 0JTM46 0JUM46 0JWM46 0JXM46 0JYM46 0JZM46 0LAM46 0LBM46 0LEM46 0LFM46 0LGM46 0LHM46 0LJM46 0LLM46 0LNM46 0LPM46 0LQM46 0LRM46 0LSM46 0LTM46 0LUM46 0LWM46 0LXM46 0LYM46 0NBM46 0NDM46 0NEM46 0NFM46 0NGM46 0NHM46 0NJM46 0NLM46 0NNM46 0NPM46 0NRM46 0NTM46 0RDM46 0REM46 0RFM46 0RH