| Postcode | M46 9XR | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Manchester | 
| Nearest station | Atherton (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Tesco (E) Atherton Arms (NW) Mealhouse Lane (E) Flapper Fold Lane (W) Flapper Fold Lane (N) Atherton Community School (W) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.522655 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.491417 | |
| Easting | 367517 | |
| Northing | 403000 | |
| Grid reference | SD675029 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 533717 5930534 | |
| what3words | sulk.haven.owls | |
| FixPhrase | crown lustily sharpness uprising | |
| Plus code | 9C5VGGF5+3C | |
| Altitude | 62 metres (202 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:41 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 28.2 KMs (17.5 miles) | 
| Parish | Wigan, unparished area | E43000164 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Atherton South & Lilford | E05014994 | 
| Metropolitan District | Wigan | E08000010 | 
| County | Greater Manchester | E11000010 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Leigh and Atherton | E14001329 | 
| MP | Jo Platt | Labour | 
| Police force | Greater Manchester | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Greater Manchester North West | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Greater Manchester | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | October 2006 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 2008 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | E00031657 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Wigan 023C | E01006244 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Wigan 023C | E01006244 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Atherton South West | E02001309 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Atherton South West | E02001309 | 
| Travel to work area | Manchester | E30000239 | 
| Average property price in Manchester | £245,015 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.4% |