Housing in M46 9FL
What the homes in M46 9FL 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
- 1,509 (2024)
M46 9FLManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47%). Flats make up 14.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M46 9FL area is broadly in line with that, at 61.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.7% of households against 20.5%. 29.1% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented21.7%20.5%
- Social rented15.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.2%. 23.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M46 9FL sits in (Atherton South East & Tyldesley West): about 1,509 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.