M29
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Tyldesley, Blackmoor and Parr Brow, in Wigan.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M29 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 51% of people in M29 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How M29 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M29?
M29 had 24,189 usual residents at the census.
M29 is the 1,218th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M29, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M29 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M29
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan 022D | 1,618 | No figure | 3 | 96.6% |
| Wigan 025A | 1,824 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 025B | 1,940 | No figure | 4 | 95.4% |
| Wigan 025C | 1,568 | No figure | 2 | 97.5% |
| Wigan 025D | 1,557 | No figure | 10 | 99.1% |
| Wigan 025E | 1,303 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 028A | 1,771 | No figure | 3 | 97.4% |
| Wigan 028B | 2,050 | No figure | 10 | 93.7% |
| Wigan 028C | 1,257 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 028D | 1,609 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 028E | 1,321 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 029A | 2,138 | No figure | 10 | 97.1% |
| Wigan 029B | 1,544 | No figure | 7 | 85.8% |
| Wigan 029D | 2,731 | No figure | 5 | 97.6% |
| Wigan 029E | 1,445 | No figure | 9 | 93.5% |
MPs for M29
- Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)MP for Leigh and Atherton57% of M29’s postcodes
- Michael WheelerLabourMP for Worsley and Eccles43% of M29’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in M293
Postcode sectors in M293
Council1
Towns in M292
Postcode districts next to M297
Nearest rail stations3
More in the M postcode area2
M29 in brief
M29 is a postcode district covering Tyldesley, Blackmoor and Parr Brow, in Wigan.
About 25,418 people lived in M29 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 397 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M29 was £250,000 in 2025.
M29 had 24,189 usual residents at the census.
About 51% of people in M29 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M29, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.