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Atherton North

Ward

East Wigan. About 14,716 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 79% of people in Atherton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,133
1,011th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
79%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Atherton North compares

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

Atherton NorthMiddle
Population25 wards, Wigan · 2021
Population: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 11,433 to 15,691. The middle area is 13,166. Atherton North is 14,133.
14,1336th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Wigan · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Atherton North is 79.0%.
79%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 93.1% to 99.1%. The middle area is 97.1%. Atherton North is 95.9%.
95.9%8th lowest
Claimant rate25 wards, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 1.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.6%. Atherton North is 4.6%.
4.6%5th highest

What is the population of Atherton North?

Atherton North had 14,133 usual residents at the census.

Atherton North is the 1,011th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wigan and not Atherton North alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,393
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 53rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Atherton North in brief

Atherton North had 14,133 usual residents at the census.

About 79% of people in Atherton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Atherton North, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Atherton North, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.