7,740
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 62%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Oct '25
£157,586
Median property price
317
Postcodes
Overview of Atherton South & Lilford
Coordinates53.5144, -2.5031
Postcodes
317
Population (Census)
17,013
Households (Census)
7,740
Recorded crime · Oct '25
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Atherton South & Lilford
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.90 (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 4.90 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Atherton South & Lilford
Property sales · Atherton South & Lilford
HM Land Registry · Atherton South & Lilford
Average price
£197,770
YoY: +0.9%
Median price: £157,626
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £216,833
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£274k£200k£126k
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 South & Lilford
Crime trends · Atherton South & Lilford
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearNov '23 – Oct '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Atherton South & Lilford
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.7%
Other White2.3%
African1.2%
Pakistani1.2%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian62.0%
No religion30.6%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4919.5%
25–3413.0%
65–7411.0%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Other19.6%
Any member 66+13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
All members 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 34.9%
Schools in Atherton South & Lilford
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Wigan · WN7 1RY
Outstanding
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Atherton High School
Wigan · M46 0AY
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Fred Longworth High School
Wigan · M29 8JN
Good
1.0 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Wigan · M46 9BN
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
Wigan · M46 0PA
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Hindsford CofE Primary School
Wigan · M46 9BL
Not judged
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Parklee Primary School
Wigan · M46 0AR
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Atherton South & Lilford
Postcodes in Atherton South & Lilford
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