| Postcode | M46 9DJ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Manchester | 
| Nearest station | Atherton (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Bolton Old Road (N) 
Asda (SW) 
Bolton Road (NE) 
Asda (NE) 
Gloucester Place (SW) 
Atherton Arms (SE) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 15 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       2 High Street, Atherton 
                            4 High Street, Atherton 
                            6 High Street, Atherton 
                            8 High Street, Atherton 
                            8B High Street, Atherton 
                            10 High Street, Atherton 
                            12 High Street, Atherton 
                            14 High Street, Atherton 
                            16 High Street, Atherton 
                            18 High Street, Atherton 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 53.52518 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.487072 | |
| Easting | 367807 | |
| Northing | 403279 | |
| Grid reference | SD678032 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 534003 5930817 | |
| what3words | shock.ripe.ample | |
| FixPhrase | crown lustily shopper tray | |
| Plus code | 9C5VGGG7+35 | |
| Altitude | 64 metres (211 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:16 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 28.6 KMs (17.7 miles) | 
| Parish | Wigan, unparished area | E43000164 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Atherton North | E05014993 | 
| Metropolitan District | Wigan | E08000010 | 
| County | Greater Manchester | E11000010 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Leigh and Atherton | E14001329 | 
| MP | Jo Platt | Labour | 
| Police force | Greater Manchester | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Greater Manchester North West | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Greater Manchester | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | May 1994 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 9 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
                  |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Atherton | E63008308 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00031882 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8C1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Wigan 022B | E01006291 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Wigan 022B | E01006291 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Atherton South East & Tyldesley West | E02001308 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Atherton South East & Tyldesley West | E02001308 | 
| Travel to work area | Manchester | E30000239 | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 High Street, Atherton | Terraced (leasehold) | Nov 2023 | £115,000 | 
| 18 High Street, Atherton | Flat (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £100,000 | 
| Flat (freehold) | Jan 2001 | £37,500 | |
| 12 High Street, Atherton | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £92,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2014 | £47,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2000 | £27,250 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2000 | £16,500 | |
| 2 High Street, Atherton | Flat (leasehold) | Apr 2021 | £92,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Jul 2016 | £81,250 | |
| 8 High Street, Atherton | Other (freehold) | Mar 2019 | £115,000 | 
| 4 High Street, Atherton | Terraced (leasehold) | Mar 2017 | £74,000 | 
| 16 High Street, Atherton | Terraced (freehold) | May 2016 | £45,500 | 
| 14 High Street, Atherton | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2016 | £58,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2005 | £60,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2002 | £33,500 | |
| 10 High Street, Atherton | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2004 | £46,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 1996 | £31,000 | |
| 8B High Street, Atherton | Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2000 | £55,000 |