M46 0TP postcode in Atherton, Wigan

M46 0TP is a postcode in Atherton, in the Atherton North ward of Wigan. It is in the Leigh and Atherton parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since June 2018.

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 at M46 0TP can get it Across Wigan: 97% Typical price £180,000 Homes sold in M46 0, last 12 months. ▼ 7.7% on the year before Nearest station Hag Fold 700 m in a straight line

Where M46 0TP is, and what is near it

Map of M46 0TP and what is near it Map of M46 0TP: its centre point, with the 280 other postcodes in the M46 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M46 0AP: also in M46 0M46 0EY: also in M46 0M46 0EZ: also in M46 0M46 0FH: also in M46 0M46 0FJ: also in M46 0M46 0FL: also in M46 0M46 0FN: also in M46 0M46 0FP: also in M46 0M46 0FQ: also in M46 0M46 0FR: also in M46 0M46 0FS: also in M46 0M46 0FW: also in M46 0M46 0FX: also in M46 0M46 0FY: also in M46 0M46 0HA: also in M46 0M46 0HB: also in M46 0M46 0HD: also in M46 0M46 0HE: also in M46 0M46 0HF: also in M46 0M46 0HG: also in M46 0M46 0HH: also in M46 0M46 0HJ: also in M46 0M46 0HL: also in M46 0M46 0HN: also in M46 0M46 0HQ: also in M46 0M46 0HR: also in M46 0M46 0HS: also in M46 0M46 0HT: also in M46 0M46 0HU: also in M46 0M46 0HW: also in M46 0M46 0HX: also in M46 0M46 0HY: also in M46 0M46 0HZ: also in M46 0M46 0JA: also in M46 0M46 0JB: also in M46 0M46 0JD: also in M46 0M46 0JF: also in M46 0M46 0JJ: also in M46 0M46 0JN: also in M46 0M46 0JT: also in M46 0M46 0JY: also in M46 0M46 0JZ: also in M46 0M46 0LB: also in M46 0M46 0LE: also in M46 0M46 0LF: also in M46 0M46 0LH: also in M46 0M46 0LJ: also in M46 0M46 0LL: also in M46 0M46 0LY: also in M46 0M46 0ND: also in M46 0M46 0NH: also in M46 0M46 0RD: also in M46 0M46 0RE: also in M46 0M46 0RF: also in M46 0M46 0RH: also in M46 0M46 0RJ: also in M46 0M46 0RL: also in M46 0M46 0RY: also in M46 0M46 0SG: also in M46 0M46 0SU: also in M46 0M46 0SW: also in M46 0M46 0SY: also in M46 0M46 0TE: also in M46 0M46 0TF: also in M46 0M46 0TJ: also in M46 0M46 0TS: also in M46 0M46 0TY: also in M46 0M46 0TZ: also in M46 0M46 0UJ: also in M46 0M46 0UL: also in M46 0M46 0UN: also in M46 0M46 0UP: also in M46 0M46 0WY: also in M46 0 School 1.9 kmAtherton M46 0TP Map of M46 0TP and what is near it Map of M46 0TP: its centre point, with the 280 other postcodes in the M46 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.3 kmAtherton North M46 0TP
  • M46 0TP
  • Other postcodes in M46 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5330, longitude -2.5057)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after M46 0TP?

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 M46 0TP?

Every home and business at M46 0TP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

M46 0TP 100% Wigan 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

M46 0TP 100% Wigan Over 99%
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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 M46 0TP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's days for M46 0TP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for M46 0TP 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 M46 0TP 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 M46 0TP.

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 M46 0TP: 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 M46 0TP 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 M46 0TP?

Homes in M46 0 sold for a typical £180,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 148 sales, down 7.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£180,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£195,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £360,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £226,000 46 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 55 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,500 26 sales

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

Across the whole M46 district: a typical £190,000 from 260 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 M46 0TP

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in M46 0TP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 August 2025. The middle sale was £270,000, from £242,000 to £300,000. Across M46 0, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £180,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 M46 0TP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around M46 0TP. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (33%). 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 M46 0TP

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 A, the most common, is £1,435.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 500 (45%)£1,435
Band Babout 340 (31%)£1,674
Band Cabout 180 (16%)£1,913
Band Dabout 40 (4%)£2,153
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£2,631
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,109
Band Gfewer than 5£3,588
Band Hwithheld£4,305

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 33% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 17% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982: 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 M46 0TP is in (ONS area E01006241), 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 M46 0TP?

The nearest open schools to M46 0TP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M46 0TP, 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 M46 0TP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M46 0TP is Hag Fold Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Hag Fold Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Daisy Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Norfolk Road, 277 m away.

More stations near M46 0TP, 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 M46 0TP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M46 0TP, 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 M46 0TP?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M46 0TP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Sainsbury's Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 4 chargers 2.0 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.

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

Which dentists are near M46 0TP?

The nearest to the centre of M46 0TP, 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 M46 0TP?

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 M46 0TP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M46 0TP, 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 M46 0TP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M46 0TP, 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 M46 0TP?

The nearest vets to the centre of M46 0TP 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 M46 0TP in a conservation area?

The centre of M46 0TP 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 M46 0TP?

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 M46 0TP. 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 M46 0TP

Ward
Atherton North
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Atherton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2018

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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