Atherton North

Wigan · North West · population 9,279 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

8Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Atherton North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,332 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #37 of 40 in Wigan. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (90) but weak on Crime (3). Typical homes here, about £187,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 101 sales), 6% below the wider Wigan median of £198,750.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 11 · #6,092
Employment 5 · #6,517
Education 11 · #6,113
Health 6 · #6,476
Crime 3 · #6,620
Housing & access 55 · #3,069
Living environment 90 · #697

House prices ?

£187,500median (12m) · +4.2% yr · n=101
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£187,500101+4.2%+28.2%
Detached£295,00015+4.4%+29.1%
Semi-detached£200,00058+15.1%+34.2%
Terraced£168,00023+11.3%+20.0%
Flat£79,9505
This area£187,500
Wigan£198,750
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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