M29 7AS postcode in Tyldesley, Wigan

M29 7AS is a postcode in Tyldesley, in the Astley ward of Wigan. It is in the Worsley and Eccles parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Wigan: 97% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in M29 7, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Atherton 2.8 km in a straight line

Where M29 7AS is, and what is near it

Map of M29 7AS and what is near it Map of M29 7AS: its centre point, with the 287 other postcodes in the M29 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M29 7AA: also in M29 7M29 7AB: also in M29 7M29 7AD: also in M29 7M29 7AE: also in M29 7M29 7AF: also in M29 7M29 7AG: also in M29 7M29 7AH: also in M29 7M29 7AJ: also in M29 7M29 7AL: also in M29 7M29 7AN: also in M29 7M29 7AP: also in M29 7M29 7AQ: also in M29 7M29 7AR: also in M29 7M29 7AT: also in M29 7M29 7AU: also in M29 7M29 7AW: also in M29 7M29 7AX: also in M29 7M29 7AY: also in M29 7M29 7AZ: also in M29 7M29 7BA: also in M29 7M29 7BB: also in M29 7M29 7BD: also in M29 7M29 7BE: also in M29 7M29 7BF: also in M29 7M29 7BG: also in M29 7M29 7BH: also in M29 7M29 7BJ: also in M29 7M29 7BL: also in M29 7M29 7BP: also in M29 7M29 7BR: also in M29 7M29 7BS: also in M29 7M29 7BT: also in M29 7M29 7BX: also in M29 7M29 7BY: also in M29 7M29 7BZ: also in M29 7M29 7DA: also in M29 7M29 7DB: also in M29 7M29 7DD: also in M29 7M29 7DE: also in M29 7M29 7DF: also in M29 7M29 7DG: also in M29 7M29 7DH: also in M29 7M29 7DL: also in M29 7M29 7DN: also in M29 7M29 7DP: also in M29 7M29 7DQ: also in M29 7M29 7DS: also in M29 7M29 7DU: also in M29 7M29 7DW: also in M29 7M29 7DX: also in M29 7M29 7DY: also in M29 7M29 7EB: also in M29 7M29 7EF: also in M29 7M29 7EG: also in M29 7M29 7EP: also in M29 7M29 7EQ: also in M29 7M29 7ER: also in M29 7M29 7ES: also in M29 7M29 7ET: also in M29 7M29 7EZ: also in M29 7M29 7FG: also in M29 7M29 7FR: also in M29 7M29 7FS: also in M29 7M29 7FT: also in M29 7M29 7FU: also in M29 7M29 7FW: also in M29 7M29 7FY: also in M29 7M29 7FZ: also in M29 7M29 7GA: also in M29 7M29 7GB: also in M29 7M29 7GD: also in M29 7M29 7GF: also in M29 7M29 7GG: also in M29 7M29 7GH: also in M29 7M29 7GL: also in M29 7M29 7GN: also in M29 7M29 7GP: also in M29 7M29 7GQ: also in M29 7M29 7GR: also in M29 7M29 7GS: also in M29 7M29 7GT: also in M29 7M29 7GU: also in M29 7M29 7GW: also in M29 7M29 7GZ: also in M29 7M29 7HA: also in M29 7M29 7HD: also in M29 7M29 7HE: also in M29 7M29 7HH: also in M29 7M29 7HJ: also in M29 7M29 7HL: also in M29 7M29 7HN: also in M29 7M29 7HP: also in M29 7M29 7HQ: also in M29 7M29 7HR: also in M29 7M29 7HS: also in M29 7M29 7HT: also in M29 7M29 7HW: also in M29 7M29 7JD: also in M29 7M29 7NA: also in M29 7M29 7NB: also in M29 7M29 7ND: also in M29 7M29 7NH: also in M29 7M29 7NN: also in M29 7M29 7NP: also in M29 7M29 7NU: also in M29 7M29 7PA: also in M29 7M29 7PB: also in M29 7M29 7PD: also in M29 7M29 7PE: also in M29 7M29 7PF: also in M29 7M29 7PG: also in M29 7M29 7PH: also in M29 7M29 7PJ: also in M29 7M29 7PL: also in M29 7M29 7PN: also in M29 7M29 7PP: also in M29 7M29 7PQ: also in M29 7M29 7PR: also in M29 7M29 7PS: also in M29 7M29 7PT: also in M29 7M29 7PU: also in M29 7M29 7PW: also in M29 7M29 7PX: also in M29 7M29 7PY: also in M29 7M29 7PZ: also in M29 7M29 7QA: also in M29 7M29 7QB: also in M29 7M29 7QD: also in M29 7M29 7QE: also in M29 7M29 7QF: also in M29 7M29 7QH: also in M29 7M29 7QJ: also in M29 7M29 7QL: also in M29 7M29 7RB: also in M29 7M29 7RD: also in M29 7M29 7RH: also in M29 7M29 7RJ: also in M29 7M29 7RL: also in M29 7M29 7RN: also in M29 7M29 7RR: also in M29 7M29 7RT: also in M29 7M29 7RU: also in M29 7M29 7RW: also in M29 7M29 7SJ: also in M29 7M29 7SL: also in M29 7M29 7SR: also in M29 7M29 7TA: also in M29 7M29 7TB: also in M29 7M29 7TD: also in M29 7M29 7TE: also in M29 7M29 7TG: also in M29 7M29 7TJ: also in M29 7M29 7TL: also in M29 7M29 7TP: also in M29 7M29 7TU: also in M29 7M29 7TX: also in M29 7M29 7UA: also in M29 7M29 7UZ: also in M29 7M29 7WA: also in M29 7M29 7WB: also in M29 7M29 7WD: also in M29 7M29 7WE: also in M29 7M29 7WF: also in M29 7M29 7WG: also in M29 7M29 7WH: also in M29 7M29 7WL: also in M29 7M29 7WN: also in M29 7M29 7WP: also in M29 7M29 7WQ: also in M29 7M29 7WR: also in M29 7M29 7WS: also in M29 7M29 7WT: also in M29 7M29 7WW: also in M29 7M29 7WX: also in M29 7M29 7WY: also in M29 7 2 places, 1.0–2.8 kmSchool 1.2 kmTyldesley M29 7AS Map of M29 7AS and what is near it Map of M29 7AS: its centre point, with the 287 other postcodes in the M29 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.0 kmSchool 1.2 kmTyldesley M29 7AS
  • M29 7AS
  • Other postcodes in M29 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5058, longitude -2.4631)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after M29 7AS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at M29 7AS?

Every home and business at M29 7AS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wigan: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wigan: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Wigan.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at M29 7AS?

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for M29 7AS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is M29 7AS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include M29 7AS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Wigan

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for M29 7AS: 4,872 properties in Wigan are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Wigan

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of M29 7AS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near M29 7AS?

Homes in M29 7 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 140 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£260,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 42 sales
  • Semi-detached £249,500 76 sales
  • Terraced £192,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £185,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole M29 district: a typical £249,975 from 286 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in M29 7AS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in M29 7AS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near M29 7AS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around M29 7AS. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (53%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around M29 7AS

Band D in Wigan for 2026‑27: £2,153. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,435 (band A) to £3,109 (band F); band C, the most common, is £1,913.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (25%)£1,435
Band Babout 150 (23%)£1,674
Band Cabout 220 (34%)£1,913
Band Dabout 60 (9%)£2,153
Band Eabout 30 (5%)£2,631
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,109
Band Gfewer than 5£3,588
Band Hfewer than 5£4,305

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 53% 1965 to 1982
  6. 25% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Wigan before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of M29 7AS is in (ONS area E01006383), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near M29 7AS?

The nearest open schools to M29 7AS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M29 7AS, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to M29 7AS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M29 7AS is Atherton Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Atherton Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Hag Fold Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ennerdale Road, 98 m away.

More stations near M29 7AS, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near M29 7AS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M29 7AS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near M29 7AS?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M29 7AS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ALDI Charging point · 4 chargers 1.2 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near M29 7AS?

The nearest to the centre of M29 7AS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to M29 7AS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near M29 7AS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M29 7AS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near M29 7AS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M29 7AS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near M29 7AS?

The nearest vets to the centre of M29 7AS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is M29 7AS in a conservation area?

The centre of M29 7AS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near M29 7AS?

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 M29 7AS. 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.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for M29 7AS

Ward
Astley
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Tyldesley
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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