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Housing in M46 0JT

What the homes in M46 0JT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Atherton North
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,133 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.5%). Flats make up 30.3%, above the 22.2% across England.

M46 0JTEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached35.5%31.5%
Terraced30.7%23%
Purpose-built flat27.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34% of households in the M46 0JT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.9% own outright and 18.2% with a mortgage.

M46 0JT
34%
12%
52%
England
  • Owned34%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented52.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

M46 0JTEngland
Owned outright15.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council49.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 45.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M46 0JTEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.9%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

M46 0JTEngland
Living alone, under 6630.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.3%12.8%
Couple, no children10%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M46 0JT (Atherton North) (about 2,133 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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