M46 9QA postcode in Atherton, Wigan

M46 9QA 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 May 1994.

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 £200,000 Homes sold in M46 9, last 12 months. ▲ 8.1% on the year before Nearest station Hag Fold 200 m in a straight line

Where M46 9QA is, and what is near it

Map of M46 9QA and what is near it Map of M46 9QA: its centre point, with the 294 other postcodes in the M46 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 23 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M46 9DY: also in M46 9M46 9ED: also in M46 9M46 9FA: also in M46 9M46 9FD: also in M46 9M46 9FX: also in M46 9M46 9GA: also in M46 9M46 9GB: also in M46 9M46 9GD: also in M46 9M46 9GE: also in M46 9M46 9GF: also in M46 9M46 9GH: also in M46 9M46 9GJ: also in M46 9M46 9GL: also in M46 9M46 9GX: also in M46 9M46 9HT: also in M46 9M46 9HU: also in M46 9M46 9JE: also in M46 9M46 9JF: also in M46 9M46 9JG: also in M46 9M46 9JJ: also in M46 9M46 9JL: also in M46 9M46 9JN: also in M46 9M46 9JT: also in M46 9M46 9JU: also in M46 9M46 9JX: also in M46 9M46 9JY: also in M46 9M46 9JZ: also in M46 9M46 9LJ: also in M46 9M46 9LU: also in M46 9M46 9LX: also in M46 9M46 9NA: also in M46 9M46 9NB: also in M46 9M46 9ND: also in M46 9M46 9NE: also in M46 9M46 9NF: also in M46 9M46 9NG: also in M46 9M46 9NH: also in M46 9M46 9NJ: also in M46 9M46 9NL: also in M46 9M46 9NN: also in M46 9M46 9NP: also in M46 9M46 9NQ: also in M46 9M46 9NR: also in M46 9M46 9NS: also in M46 9M46 9NT: also in M46 9M46 9NU: also in M46 9M46 9NW: also in M46 9M46 9NX: also in M46 9M46 9NY: also in M46 9M46 9NZ: also in M46 9M46 9PA: also in M46 9M46 9PB: also in M46 9M46 9PD: also in M46 9M46 9PE: also in M46 9M46 9PG: also in M46 9M46 9PH: also in M46 9M46 9PJ: also in M46 9M46 9PL: also in M46 9M46 9PN: also in M46 9M46 9PP: also in M46 9M46 9PQ: also in M46 9M46 9PR: also in M46 9M46 9PS: also in M46 9M46 9PT: also in M46 9M46 9PU: also in M46 9M46 9PW: also in M46 9M46 9PX: also in M46 9M46 9PY: also in M46 9M46 9QB: also in M46 9M46 9QD: also in M46 9M46 9QE: also in M46 9M46 9QF: also in M46 9M46 9QG: also in M46 9M46 9QH: also in M46 9M46 9QJ: also in M46 9M46 9QU: also in M46 9M46 9RA: also in M46 9M46 9RB: also in M46 9M46 9RF: also in M46 9M46 9RT: also in M46 9M46 9SA: also in M46 9M46 9SF: also in M46 9M46 9SG: also in M46 9M46 9SH: also in M46 9M46 9SJ: also in M46 9M46 9SL: also in M46 9M46 9SN: also in M46 9M46 9SP: also in M46 9M46 9SQ: also in M46 9M46 9SR: also in M46 9M46 9SS: also in M46 9M46 9ST: also in M46 9M46 9SU: also in M46 9M46 9SW: also in M46 9M46 9SX: also in M46 9M46 9SY: also in M46 9M46 9TA: also in M46 9M46 9TB: also in M46 9M46 9TD: also in M46 9M46 9TE: also in M46 9M46 9TF: also in M46 9M46 9TJ: also in M46 9M46 9TU: also in M46 9M46 9TW: also in M46 9M46 9WB: also in M46 9M46 9WD: also in M46 9M46 9WE: also in M46 9M46 9WF: also in M46 9M46 9WG: also in M46 9M46 9WH: also in M46 9M46 9WJ: also in M46 9M46 9WL: also in M46 9M46 9WN: also in M46 9M46 9WP: also in M46 9M46 9WQ: also in M46 9M46 9WR: also in M46 9M46 9WS: also in M46 9M46 9WT: also in M46 9M46 9WU: also in M46 9M46 9WW: also in M46 9M46 9WX: also in M46 9M46 9WY: also in M46 9M46 9WZ: also in M46 9M46 9XB: also in M46 9M46 9XD: also in M46 9M46 9XE: also in M46 9M46 9XF: also in M46 9M46 9XG: also in M46 9 Dr Kk Chan & Partners 950 mAtherton station 1.0 kmAtherton North M46 9QA Map of M46 9QA and what is near it Map of M46 9QA: its centre point, with the 294 other postcodes in the M46 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 23 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Atherton High School 1.2 kmAtherton North M46 9QA
  • M46 9QA
  • Other postcodes in M46 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 23 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 53.5325, longitude -2.4933)

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 M46 9QA?

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 9QA?

Every home and business at M46 9QA 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 M46 9QA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's days for M46 9QA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for M46 9QA 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 9QA 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 9QA.

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 9QA: 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 9QA 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 9QA?

Homes in M46 9 sold for a typical £200,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 112 sales, up 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£200,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£185,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £370,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £205,000 55 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 9QA

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in M46 9QA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 June 2025. 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 9QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around M46 9QA. Over half of them (94%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (56%). 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 9QA

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 £1,674 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,435.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 600 (94%)£1,435
Band Babout 40 (6%)£1,674
Band Cwithheld£1,913
Band Dfewer than 5£2,153
Band Efewer than 5£2,631
Band Ffewer than 5£3,109
Band Gfewer than 5£3,588
Band Hfewer than 5£4,305

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 41% 1919 to 1939
  4. 56% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 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 M46 9QA is in (ONS area E01006240), 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 9QA?

The nearest open schools to M46 9QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M46 9QA, 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 9QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M46 9QA is Hag Fold Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Hag Fold Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Atherton 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.

23 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kent Road, 154 m away.

More stations near M46 9QA, 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 9QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M46 9QA, 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 9QA?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M46 9QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ALDI Charging point · 4 chargers 2.4 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 4 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Sainsbury's Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 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 M46 9QA?

The nearest to the centre of M46 9QA, 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 9QA?

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 9QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M46 9QA, 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 9QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M46 9QA, 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 9QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of M46 9QA 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 9QA in a conservation area?

The centre of M46 9QA 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 9QA?

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 9QA. 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 9QA

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
May 1994

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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