Atherton North
Wigan · North West · population 9,279 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,332 of 6,856 in England
- #779 of 932 in North West
- #37 of 40 in Wigan
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 15% · Professional 13% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 15% |
| Professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 56% · No religion 35% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 8%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Atherton North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,332 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #37 of 40 in Wigan. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (90) but weak on Crime (3). Typical homes here, about £187,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 101 sales), 6% below the wider Wigan median of £198,750. Typical household take-home income is around £29,936 a year, among England's lowest.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £187,500 | 101 | +4.2% | +28.2% |
| Detached | £295,000 | 15 | +4.4% | +29.1% |
| Semi-detached | £200,000 | 58 | +15.1% | +34.2% |
| Terraced | £168,000 | 23 | +11.3% | +20.0% |
| Flat | £79,950 | 5 | — | — |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #5,424 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Atherton North has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Wigan
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Bank TopDarlington8£122,250
- Flimby, Ellenborough & Broughton MoorCumberland8£112,000
- Lawrence WestonBristol, City of8£280,000
- Upper EastonBristol, City of8£350,000
- Turkey StreetEnfield8£440,000
- Finsbury Park WestIslington8£525,000