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M29 postcode area · Wigan

The M29 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bolton, Salford, Wigan. Area Scores range from 6 to 91 across them. Every full M29 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the M29 district: Ellenbrook & Boothstown scores 92 out of 100 (#567 of 6,856 nationally) while Little Hulton South sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Atherton South West to £325,000 in Ellenbrook & Boothstown — a 1.9× gap within the M29 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bolton, Salford and Wigan — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,612a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the M29 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +32.3% over 5 years · +11.7% over the year · 343 sales
Detached£368,750
Semi-detached£240,000
Terraced£165,000
Flat£117,000
Wigan£198,750
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ellenbrook & BoothstownSalford 56792 £325,000
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley CommonWigan 1,62376 £275,000
Tyldesley SouthWigan 1,94572 £255,500
Over HultonBolton 2,40465 £260,000
Atherton South WestWigan 3,78245 £170,000
Atherton South East & Tyldesley WestWigan 4,18639 £195,000
Tyldesley NorthWigan 4,76930 £200,000
Leigh East & Higher FoldsWigan 5,13925 £192,500
Leigh South EastWigan 5,16025 £185,000
Leigh NorthWigan 6,2439 £185,000
Atherton NorthWigan 6,3328 £187,500
Little Hulton SouthSalford 6,3947 £220,500

People living in M29 Census 2021

Residents97,853
Median age (est.)41
Density1,581per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 18%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 32% · 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.

Towns & places in M29

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M29 district.

Atherton South Leigh Leigh South Little Hulton Tyldesley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M29.

M46 WN7 M38 M28 BL5 BL4 BL3 BL78

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.