Leigh Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0NW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding M46 0NW has a slightly higher male population, with 51% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.1%	49%	3.9%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	54.9%	51%	-3.9%	49.0%	2.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.7%	36.6%	-5.1%	37.9%	-1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	44.7%	44.6%	-0.1%	44.2%	0.4%
Separated	4.3%	5.8%	1.5%	2.2%	3.6%
Divorced	8.1%	11.2%	3.1%	9.1%	2.1%
Widowed	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	6.1%	-4.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (93.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	62.3%	57.4%	-4.9%	48.4%	9.0%
Good health	30.3%	36.3%	6.0%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	4.4%	4.6%	0.2%	12.7%	-8.1%
Bad health	2.7%	1.3%	-1.4%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.2%	10.9%	-2.3%	18.2%	-7.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	6.3%	-6.9%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.9%	15.8%	-5.1%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	6.8%	3.4%	5.3%	1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.7%	24.9%	6.2%	16.9%	8.0%
Degree or Similar	29.8%	33%	3.2%	33.8%	-0.8%
Other	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.1% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	0.3%	1%	0.7%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	93.6%	93.1%	-0.5%	81.4%	11.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Arab	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 93.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.6%	93.7%	-2.9%	83.2%	10.5%
European Union	0.7%	3%	2.3%	6.1%	-3.1%
Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	5.6%	-3.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	96.6%	93.4%	-3.2%	83.2%	10.2%
10+ Years	0%	2.7%	2.7%	9.8%	-7.1%
5-10 Years	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.8%	76.7%	14.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.1%	37.2%	1.9%
Christian	54.6%	46.2%	8.4%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is Leigh Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Leigh Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Atherton North average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,800

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in M46 0NW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Leigh Road are based on 719 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wigan.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Leigh Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0NW

Estimated Average Property Prices for M46 0NW

Average Price
£100,891

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£100,891

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leigh Road

Average Price
£315,096

Semi-Detached
£339,989

Terraced
£192,815

Detached
£1,150,172

Flats/Maisonettes
£118,842

Other
£1,459,543

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leigh Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Brookfield Apartments Leigh Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£102,000	2025-08-29	£102,818
32 Brookfield Apartments Leigh Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£112,000	2025-01-17	£112,111
19 Brookfield Apartments Leigh Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£98,000	2025-01-10	£98,098
2 Brookfield Apartments Leigh Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£93,500	2023-11-28	£97,070
15 Brookfield Apartments Leigh Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£85,000	2023-08-16	£88,337

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M46 0NW

Employment

M46 0NW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

M46 0NW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Self-Employed	35
Part-Time Employee	23
Retired	18
Student (economically inactive)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	5
Unemployed	5
Looking after home or family	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Construction	30
Human health and social work activities	26
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Education	15
Manufacturing	13
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Other	5
Information and communication	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hindley Nursery School Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG	4out of 4	4,399 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge Leigh Road , Atherton M46 0PA	4out of 4	180 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School Derby Street , Atherton M46 0HJ	3out of 4	1,096 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklee Community School Wardour Street , Atherton M46 0AR	3out of 4	1,253 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton Flapper Fold Lane , Atherton M46 0HA	3out of 4	1,377 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Meadowbank Primary School & Children's Centre Formby Avenue , Atherton M46 0HX	3out of 4	1,439 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Atherton High School Hamilton Street , M46 0AY	2out of 4	913 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Westleigh School Westleigh Lane , WN7 5NL	1out of 4	1,847 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Fred Longworth High School Printshop Lane , Tyldesley M29 8JN	3out of 4	2,137 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bedford High School Manchester Road , WN7 2LU	3out of 4	3,410 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westhoughton High School Bolton Road , Westhoughton BL5 3BZ	3out of 4	3,527 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rowan Tree Primary School Green Hall Close , Atherton M46 9HP	4out of 4	2,645 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Lilford Centre The Lilford Centre , Lancaster Avenue M29 8LN	- not rated	2,865 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cambian Tyldesley School Shuttle Street , Tyldesley M29 8BS	- not rated	2,909 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Aspire Hub, Bolton Dalton House , 33 Leigh Road BL5 2JE	- not rated	3,343 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Holden School First Lane , Leigh WN7 4SB	- not rated	3,509 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Talbot	1 Gadbury Fold, Atherton	403 yd
Cafe Iris	Leigh Road, Atherton	552 yd
Golden Dance Studios	144 Market Street, Atherton	594 yd
Royal Inn	67-69 Wigan Road, Atherton	597 yd
Letters Inn	2 Wigan Road, Atherton	597 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sky Lounge	122 Market Street, Atherton	594 yd
Punch Bowl Hotel	165 Market Street, Atherton	657 yd
Taphouse	119 Market Street, Atherton	726 yd
Atherton Conservative Club	50 Market Street, Atherton	802 yd
The Mill	84 Market Street, Atherton	818 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Chan	283 Leigh Road, Atherton	546 yd
Mediterranean Fish Bar	124-126 Market Street, Atherton	594 yd
Jasmin House	161 Market Street, Atherton	657 yd
Martin's Fish & Chips	155 Market Street, Atherton	657 yd
Smashies	143 Market Street, Atherton	657 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Crab Tree Lane, Atherton		989 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Howe Bridge Leisure Centre Eckersley Fold Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	539 yd
Howe Bridge New Pitches Leigh Road	grass pitches	571 yd
Higham Park Eckersley Fold Ln	grass pitches	585 yd
Butler Park ATHERTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB ATHERTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB ECKERSLEY FOLD LANE	grass pitches	642 yd
Central Park Playing Fields MORLEY STREET	grass pitches	727 yd
Hesketh Fletcher C Of E High School (Closed) Hamilton Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	810 yd
Atherton Community School HAMILTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	842 yd
Atherton Pool (Closed) Mayfield Street	swimming pool	900 yd
Pennington Football Club HANSOM DRIVE	grass pitches	1,054 yd
Atherton St George'S C Of E Primary School DERBY STREET	grass pitches	1,085 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	68.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.9 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.9 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.