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Housing in M29 8RF

What the homes in M29 8RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Atherton South East & Tyldesley West
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,742 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (43.3%). Flats make up 16%, well below the 22.2% across England.

M29 8RFEngland
Detached12.9%22.9%
Semi-detached27.6%31.5%
Terraced43.3%23%
Purpose-built flat14.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M29 8RF area is broadly in line with that, at 56.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.2% of households against 20.5%. 27.1% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.

M29 8RF
56%
16%
25%
England
  • Owned56.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented16.2%20.5%
  • Social rented25.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

M29 8RFEngland
Owned outright27.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council23.9%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M29 8RFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.8%. 26% of households include dependent children.

M29 8RFEngland
Living alone, under 6622.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Wigan

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wigan, August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

WiganEngland
All homes£746£1,459
One bedroom£542£1,195
Two bedrooms£700£1,335
Three bedrooms£838£1,489
Four or more£1,143£2,161
Detached£1,000£1,640
Semi-detached£830£1,449
Terraced£748£1,435
Flat or maisonette£636£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M29 8RF sits in (Atherton South East & Tyldesley West): about 1,742 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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