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M46, Atherton, Wigan

Postcode district in Wigan · 776 sales in the last 24 months, 631 with a floor area counted

Median price per square metre, last 24 months£2,410631 sales · £224 per sq ft · up 6.5% on a year ago

Prices per square metre in M46 are up 6.5% on a year ago, at a median of £2,410 (£224 per sq ft).

Half of the 631 counted sales were between £2,000 and £2,970 per square metre, and the median price paid was £190,000. HM Land Registry records 11,652 sales in this postcode district since 1995.

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Median price, 24 months£190,000
£ per m², middle half£2,000 to £2,970
Sales, 24 months776631 with a floor area counted
Typical floor area81 m²

By property type

TypeSales£ / m²Middle halfMedian price
Detached124£3,250£2,930–3,540£352,500
Flat or maisonette53£2,040£1,850–2,230£122,500
Semi-detached240£2,580£2,270–2,960£210,000
Terraced214£2,010£1,780–2,280£163,300
Counted sales over the last 24 months. A type needs 12 sales for a median; each type's median is what the fair-value check compares against in a sector.

The trend

Median £ per m² in M46 by quarter, up 6.5% on a year ago
2,3202,4552,590£2,5902024 Q42026 Q3
Median £ per m² by year since 1995
4301,4602,490£2,49019952026
Each point is the median of the counted sales in that period. Older sales use the floor area on the latest certificate.

Busiest streets in M46

By sales in the last 24 months
StreetSales£ / m²
Wigan Road31£2,020
Lowland Meadows26£3,290
Leigh Road23£2,000
Stanley Street21£1,890
Tyldesley Road17£1,960
Gadbury Fold16£2,270
Lovers Lane16£2,520
Acres Fold Close15£3,330
Bolton Road15£2,030
Gadfield Grove15£2,200
Hamilton Street15£2,120
Stothert Street15£2,930
Market Street14—
Car Bank Street12—
Bag Lane11—
North Croft11—
High Street10—
Shalefield Gardens10—
Defiance Street9—
Everest Road9—
A street needs 12 counted sales for a median of its own; a dash means it has fewer.

Year by year

Counted sales
YearSalesMedian priceMedian £ / m²
2026155£196,000£2,490
2025374£186,300£2,400
2024348£185,000£2,380
2023294£165,000£2,080
2022358£165,500£2,120
2021401£148,500£1,860
2020312£142,000£1,830
2019416£133,500£1,660
2018473£137,000£1,720
2017399£125,000£1,580
2016317£110,000£1,380
2015281£107,000£1,310
The last 12 years; the chart above runs from 1995.

Sales to September 2026 · HM Land Registry price paid data · MHCLG energy certificates · ONS postcode directory · medians of counted sales over 24 months · typical floor area 81 m² · change on a year ago +6.5% · An index-based comparison of sold prices, not a valuation.