Astley

Astley is covered by postcode district M29. It is in the Wigan council area, England.

Typical price £257,000 Homes sold in Astley, last 12 months. ▲ 0.8% on the year before Gigabit broadband 100 of 118 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at medium risk 20 of 119 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 21 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 3 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Astley, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Astley, by flood risk Of the 119 postcodes in Astley that ONS places, 5 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 99 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Astley. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A580 M29 7AA: not on the flood risk listM29 7AD: not on the flood risk listM29 7AL: not on the flood risk listM29 7BF: not on the flood risk listM29 7BQ: not on the flood risk listM29 7BS: not on the flood risk listM29 7BT: not on the flood risk listM29 7BY: not on the flood risk listM29 7BZ: not on the flood risk listM29 7DA: not on the flood risk listM29 7DB: not on the flood risk listM29 7DD: not on the flood risk listM29 7DE: not on the flood risk listM29 7DF: not on the flood risk listM29 7DH: not on the flood risk listM29 7DP: not on the flood risk listM29 7DR: not on the flood risk listM29 7DS: not on the flood risk listM29 7DT: not on the flood risk listM29 7DU: not on the flood risk listM29 7DX: not on the flood risk listM29 7DY: not on the flood risk listM29 7DZ: not on the flood risk listM29 7EE: not on the flood risk listM29 7EH: not on the flood risk listM29 7EJ: not on the flood risk listM29 7EL: not on the flood risk listM29 7ER: not on the flood risk listM29 7ES: not on the flood risk listM29 7FA: not on the flood risk listM29 7FB: not on the flood risk listM29 7FD: not on the flood risk listM29 7FE: not on the flood risk listM29 7FF: not on the flood risk listM29 7FH: not on the flood risk listM29 7FJ: not on the flood risk listM29 7FL: not on the flood risk listM29 7FR: not on the flood risk listM29 7FS: not on the flood risk listM29 7GP: not on the flood risk listM29 7GQ: not on the flood risk listM29 7GR: not on the flood risk listM29 7GW: not on the flood risk listM29 7GY: not on the flood risk listM29 7HE: not on the flood risk listM29 7HF: not on the flood risk listM29 7HG: not on the flood risk listM29 7HP: not on the flood risk listM29 7HQ: not on the flood risk listM29 7HU: not on the flood risk listM29 7HX: not on the flood risk listM29 7HY: not on the flood risk listM29 7HZ: not on the flood risk listM29 7JA: not on the flood risk listM29 7JB: not on the flood risk listM29 7JE: not on the flood risk listM29 7JF: not on the flood risk listM29 7JG: not on the flood risk listM29 7JH: not on the flood risk listM29 7JN: not on the flood risk listM29 7JP: not on the flood risk listM29 7JQ: not on the flood risk listM29 7JR: not on the flood risk listM29 7JS: not on the flood risk listM29 7JT: not on the flood risk listM29 7JU: not on the flood risk listM29 7JW: not on the flood risk listM29 7JY: not on the flood risk listM29 7NB: not on the flood risk listM29 7NJ: not on the flood risk listM29 7NR: not on the flood risk listM29 7NS: not on the flood risk listM29 7NT: not on the flood risk listM29 7NX: not on the flood risk listM29 7QG: not on the flood risk listM29 7QP: not on the flood risk listM29 7QR: not on the flood risk listM29 7QS: not on the flood risk listM29 7QT: not on the flood risk listM29 7QU: not on the flood risk listM29 7QW: not on the flood risk listM29 7QX: not on the flood risk listM29 7RP: not on the flood risk listM29 7RR: not on the flood risk listM29 7RT: not on the flood risk listM29 7RU: not on the flood risk listM29 7RW: not on the flood risk listM29 7SA: not on the flood risk listM29 7SB: not on the flood risk listM29 7SD: not on the flood risk listM29 7SF: not on the flood risk listM29 7SG: not on the flood risk listM29 7SP: not on the flood risk listM29 7SQ: not on the flood risk listM29 7TJ: not on the flood risk listM29 7TN: not on the flood risk listM29 7UD: not on the flood risk listM29 7UE: not on the flood risk listM29 7UZ: not on the flood risk listM29 7BG: low flood risk at worstM29 7BP: low flood risk at worstM29 7DQ: low flood risk at worstM29 7EA: low flood risk at worstM29 7ED: low flood risk at worstM29 7ET: low flood risk at worstM29 7FN: low flood risk at worstM29 7HS: low flood risk at worstM29 7JD: low flood risk at worstM29 7ND: low flood risk at worstM29 7PH: low flood risk at worstM29 7SS: low flood risk at worstM29 7ST: low flood risk at worstM29 7SU: low flood risk at worstM29 7UA: low flood risk at worstM29 7BR: medium flood risk at worstM29 7DG: medium flood risk at worstM29 7GL: medium flood risk at worstM29 7HR: medium flood risk at worstM29 7HT: medium flood risk at worst Astley Map of every postcode in Astley, by flood risk Of the 119 postcodes in Astley that ONS places, 5 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 99 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Astley. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Astley
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 5
  • At low risk at worst: 15
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 99

Of the 119 postcodes in Astley that ONS places, 5 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 99 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.4987, longitude -2.4557. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at medium risk at worst

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

M29 7HT11 at medium riskM29 7HR6 at medium riskM29 7GL2 at medium riskM29 7BR1 at medium riskM29 7DG1 at medium risk

What is it like to live in Astley?

Homes sold for a typical £257,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.8% on the 12 months before. At 100 of the 118 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 21 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 20 of its 119 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Atherton, 3.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Astley?

Homes in Astley sold for a typical £257,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, up 0.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£257,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£255,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £397,500 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £249,500 34 sales
  • Terraced £243,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole M29 district, Astley's main postcode district: a typical £249,975.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Astley: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Astley?

1 of the 119 postcodes now in use in Astley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 86 homes sold in Astley were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M29 district, 3%.

The newest postcodes

M29 7TNsince October 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn AstleyAcross the M29 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 69 (0%) 0 of 286 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 86 (0%) 11 of 369 (3%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Astley?

Ofcom reports on 118 of the 119 postcodes in Astley. At 100 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit100 of 118
Postcodes where every home can get superfast115 of 118

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Astley at risk of flooding?

20 of the 119 postcodes in Astley have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 21 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 20 of 119 postcodes Medium: 21Low: 157

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Astley?

The open schools at the postcodes in Astley. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Astley?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Astley is Atherton Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Atherton Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Walkden Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
  • Hag Fold Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Astley?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Astley. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Astley safe? Crime recorded around it

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Astley. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Astley?

Council
Wigan
Parliamentary constituency
Worsley and Eccles
Police force area
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Michael Wheeler (Labour)

All 119 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Astley

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Astley postcodes

119 postcodes in use in Astley, by district:

M29 postcode district,119 postcodes

That district is in the M postcode area.

Check a Astley postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Astley

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Astley's £257,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Tyldesley1.5 km, £260,000Higher Folds1.9 kmWorsley3.6 km, £339,600Atherton3.9 km, £190,000Glazebury4.1 km, £390,000Walkden4.1 km, £265,000Leigh4.2 km, £177,000Little Hulton4.3 km, £212,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Astley

What is it like to live in Astley?
Homes sold for a typical £257,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.8% on the 12 months before. At 100 of the 118 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 21 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 20 of its 119 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Atherton, 3.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Astley?
Astley is covered by postcode district M29, across 119 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Astley in?
Astley is in the Wigan council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Astley?
Astley is in the Worsley and Eccles parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Michael Wheeler (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Astley?
Homes in Astley sold for a typical £257,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, up 0.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Astley?
In Astley, primary schools at its postcodes include St Stephen's CofE Primary School and St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include St Mary's Catholic High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Astley have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Astley is Atherton, 3.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Astley?
Ofcom reports on 118 of the 119 postcodes in Astley. At 100 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Astley at risk of flooding?
20 of the 119 postcodes in Astley have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 21 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Astley?
1 of the 119 postcodes now in use in Astley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 86 homes sold in Astley were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M29 district, 3%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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