High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Jan '25
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for M29 2BB
Postcode
M29 2BB
Coordinates
53.5144, -2.4652
Grid reference
SD692020
Easting
369,250
Northing
402,067
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGG7M+QW
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Tyldesley
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Wigan
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11395
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11395 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near M29 2BB
England & WalesCrime trends · near M29 2BB
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Tyldesley & Mosley Common electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '23 – Jan '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Feb '23Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Jan '25
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Feb '23Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Jan '25
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Feb '23Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Jan '25
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Feb '23Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Jan '25
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Feb '23Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Jan '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.4%
Other White3.7%
Chinese1.8%
African1.3%
+ other · 6.8%
Religion
Christian55.0%
No religion37.3%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.2%
Buddhist1.0%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4921.0%
25–3417.8%
65–747.5%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.3%
Households
Other27.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 32.6%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaLeigh and Atherton E14001329
Constituency
E14001329Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Tyldesley & Mosley Common
Constituency code
E14001329
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Wigan, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wigan
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 02H
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wigan 025B E01006294
E01006294MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 025 E02001311
E02001311LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 025B E01006294
E01006294MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 025 E02001311
E02001311Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:00 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:00 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2018
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> PresentOctober 2018 — Introduced
Postcode M29 2BB introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006294 and MSOA E02001311 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode M29 2BB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near M29 2BB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
81%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 23%
Attainment 8
45.9
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 9–16
Attainment 8
1.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
72%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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