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M46

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Atherton, Hag Fold and Howe Bridge, 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 M46 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 85% of people in M46 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£187,500
Joint 296th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
23,270
1,267th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How M46 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

M46Middle
Median sale price40 postcode districts, M · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in M40 areas from £175,000 to £420,999. The middle area is £234,875. M46 is £187,500.
£187,5005th cheapest
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M46 is 23,270.
23,27016th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares45 postcode districts, M · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in M45 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. M46 is 85.0%.
85%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in M45 areas from 51.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 94.7%. M46 is 94.7%.
94.7%23rd highest

What is the population of M46?

M46 had 23,270 usual residents at the census.

M46 is the 1,267th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in M46, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M46 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in M46

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bolton 030B1,315No figure995.8%
Wigan 017A2,082No figure197.0%
Wigan 017B1,573No figure198.5%
Wigan 017C2,539No figure394.1%
Wigan 017D1,143No figure898.6%
Wigan 017E1,689No figure198.5%
Wigan 022A1,389No figure796.6%
Wigan 022B1,463No figure399.3%
Wigan 022C1,500No figure698.5%
Wigan 023A1,931No figure494.6%
Wigan 023B2,120No figure897.4%
Wigan 023C1,676No figure290.1%
Wigan 023D2,629No figure782.7%

MPs for M46

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 M463

Postcode sectors in M463

Council1

Towns in M461

Postcode districts next to M463

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M46 in brief

M46 is a postcode district covering Atherton, Hag Fold and Howe Bridge, in Wigan.

About 24,103 people lived in M46 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £187,500 in 2025 across 381 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in M46 was £187,500 in 2025.

M46 had 23,270 usual residents at the census.

About 85% of people in M46 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In M46, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.