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Atherton

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7,902 people · median £176,000 · Wigan

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Wigan Council · Labour-controlled 42/75 seats · 56% · OCD 2026

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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest

£176,000 median 27th cheapest of 57 neighbourhoods

among 57 neighbourhoods in Wigan

A typical home here sells for £176,000, up 40.8% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 111 sales

Median sold price£176,000

5-year change+40.8%

Price per square metre£1,649 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£305k

Semi-detached

£205k

Terraced

£148k

Typical home price compared with annual local pay5.9× · five-year average 6.1×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership59%

Owned outright

32%

With a mortgage

27%

Private rented

20%

Social rented

21%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,152

Your band:

Wigan Council£1,712

Mayoral (incl. fire)£154

Mayoral Police & Crime£285

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,434

Band B£1,673

Band C£1,912

Band D (baseline)£2,152

Band E£2,630

Band F£3,108

Band G£3,586

Band H£4,303

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£1,649 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Atherton 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Hamilton Street	£80,000	271	+33.3%
Stanley Street	£78,500	203	+46.8%
Sumner Street	£63,000	127	+48.4%
Elizabeth Street	£83,000	114	+11.7%
Rainbow Drive	£71,075	114	—
Gloucester Street	£99,960	112	+63.6%
Mealhouse Lane	£53,998	98	—
Cambridge Street	£84,998	92	+66.6%
Bag Lane	£73,800	86	+46%
Bolton Old Road	£73,248	86	+143.9%
Wigan Road	£73,250	82	+37.4%
Wardour Street	£100,000	79	+49.2%
Leigh Road	£85,000	77	+51.4%
Market Street	£65,000	71	—
Blacksmiths Fold	£84,225	68	+50.6%
Defiance Street	£75,000	65	+45.1%
Thomas Street	£68,250	60	—
Sycamore Road	£80,500	60	—
Mayfield Street	£92,250	60	+25%
Carr Brook Drive	£135,000	57	—
Meadowbank Avenue	£123,500	48	—
Hunt Street	£94,164	48	+23%
Hillside Avenue	£119,000	48	—
Car Bank Street	£84,950	47	—
Birch Road	£70,750	46	—
Spinningfield Close	£199,995	45	—
Threadneedle Place	£204,995	45	—
Bolton Road	£54,000	44	—
High Street	£60,000	43	+40.1%
Lambeth Street	£118,500	40	—
Laburnum Avenue	£65,000	39	—
Canterbury Close	£98,000	39	—
Upton Road	£103,500	38	—
Highfield Avenue	£109,000	38	—
Argyle Street	£83,000	37	—
Morley Street	£74,000	36	—
Aldford Drive	£81,700	33	—
Oliver Street	£83,000	31	—
Martin Street	£76,000	31	—
Bee Fold Lane	£119,500	31	—
Buttercup Close	£105,000	31	—
Allenby Street	£160,000	30	—
Leighton Street	£96,250	30	—
Lowland Meadows	£304,995	30	—
Millers Lane	£162,500	30	—
Devonshire Road	£77,000	29	—
Rosedale Avenue	£64,998	28	—
Linden Avenue	£117,250	26	—
Greenfield Road	£177,500	26	—
Millbrook Avenue	£130,000	25	—
Greendale	£72,750	25	—
Hesketh Street	£47,000	25	—
Factory Street West	£42,950	25	—
Hampson Street	£62,998	24	—
Formby Avenue	£124,750	24	—
Kings Fold	£146,450	22	—
Smith Street	£64,250	22	—
Nelson Street	£100,000	21	—
Warburton Place	£50,000	21	—
Car Bank Square	£72,000	21	—

Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Wigan how Atherton compares · from Wigan

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Hindley +62.2%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Hindley	£165,000	+62.2%	420
Marsh Green	£128,000	+61.2%	30
Kitt Green	£155,000	+60.5%	54
Leigh	£125,000	+53.8%	394
The Bell	£190,000	+51.4%	64
Tyldesley	£137,500	+50.3%	158
Worsley Mesnes	£152,000	+49.5%	110
Newtown	£127,500	+47.8%	116
Scholes Village	£102,000	+47.6%	38
Ashton-in-Makerfield	£190,000	+47.2%	232
Lowton St Mary's	£270,000	+46.4%	68
Abram	£156,000	+45.5%	160
Far Moor	£245,000	+44.8%	97
Bryn	£180,000	+42.8%	126
Ince-in-Makerfield	£120,000	+41.8%	74
Atherton	£176,000	+40.8%	252
Whelley	£175,000	+39.3%	98
Winstanley	£235,000	+39.2%	156
Beech Hill	£151,000	+38.9%	104
New Hall Farm	£260,000	+38.7%	204
Golborne	£170,000	+36.8%	162
Highfield	£227,000	+36.4%	100
Hindley Green	£195,000	+35.8%	222
Town Green	£200,000	+35%	118
Gidlow	£158,375	+34.5%	216
Spring View	£132,500	+33.8%	128
Shakerley	£188,500	+33.6%	68
Lane Head	£233,150	+32.9%	112
Scholes	£139,000	+31.6%	122
Spring Bank	£150,000	+31%	132
Howe Bridge	£168,000	+29.3%	162
Shevington Vale	£222,000	+29.2%	62
Lilford	£205,500	+29%	156
Shevington	£225,000	+28.6%	102
Hindsford	£174,000	+28.4%	124
Higher Folds	£215,000	+27.8%	78
Westleigh	£168,000	+27.8%	218
New Springs	£180,000	+26.7%	138
Lowton St Luke's	£262,098	+25.7%	188
Thornhill	£350,000	+24%	96
Swinley	£200,000	+23.6%	138
Higher End	£240,000	+22.6%	78
Plank Lane	£207,250	+22%	108
Hawkley	£190,000	+21.1%	134
Lamberhead Green	£165,000	+20.9%	92
Pennington	£266,000	+20%	76
Hag Fold	£170,000	+18.1%	136
Stubshaw Cross	£170,000	+15.2%	70
Astley	£255,000	+14.6%	130
Orrell Post	£210,000	+14.3%	126
Bedford	£135,500	+13.1%	154
Shevington Moor	£238,000	+11.1%	110
Parr Bridge	£292,000	+3.7%	186
Well Court	£245,000	+2.1%	226
Bickershaw	£141,600	-4.6%	90
Standish	£199,995	-9.9%	66
Longshoot	£119,500	-20.6%	136

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Atherton — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
53 Stanley Street Atherton	Terraced	3	E	£170,000	Apr 2026
25, Car Bank Crescent Atherton	Semi-detached	2	C	£164,000	Apr 2026
19, Meadowbank Avenue Atherton	Semi-detached	3	C	£240,000	Apr 2026
33, Hillside Avenue Atherton	Semi-detached	3	C	£270,000	Apr 2026
13, Meadowbank Avenue Atherton	Semi-detached	3	D	£231,000	Apr 2026
2 Leighton Avenue Atherton	Semi-detached	3	D	£180,000	Mar 2026
42, Upton Road Atherton	Semi-detached	3	D	£215,000	Mar 2026
265, Wardour Street Atherton	Semi-detached	3	D	£235,000	Mar 2026
54 STANLEY STREET ATHERTON	Terraced	3	C	£148,000	Mar 2026
8 Meadowbank Avenue Atherton	Semi-detached	4+	D	£250,000	Feb 2026
8, Kings Fold Atherton	Terraced	3	C	£203,000	Feb 2026
86 Mealhouse Lane	Terraced	—	—	£102,000	Feb 2026
42, Meadowbank Avenue Atherton	Detached	4+	D	£380,000	Feb 2026
44, Hunt Street Atherton	Semi-detached	2	D	£225,000	Jan 2026
71, Stanley Street Atherton	Terraced	3	D	£125,000	Jan 2026
4 Fletcher Street	Other	—	—	£737,000	Jan 2026
2 Cambridge Street Atherton	Terraced	3	D	£159,000	Jan 2026
34, Thomas Street Atherton	Terraced	3	C	£127,500	Jan 2026
34 GREENFIELD ROAD ATHERTON	Detached	4+	C	£85,000	Jan 2026
7 Malvern Avenue Atherton	Semi-detached	3	D	£192,000	Jan 2026
38, Car Bank Street Atherton	Semi-detached	4+	D	£200,000	Dec 2025
50, Bolton Old Road Atherton	Semi-detached	3	D	£200,000	Dec 2025
39 WARDOUR STREET ATHERTON	Terraced	3	C	£185,000	Dec 2025
52 Lambeth Street Atherton	Semi-detached	2	D	£225,000	Dec 2025

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252 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

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