Atherton

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

↑ Wigan (district)

More affordable than mostGood for schools

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

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Getting around This neighbourhood

5 nearest stations; the fastest to Manchester is 19 min from Lostock Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To Manchester	Fastest
Atherton Rail Station	0.5 mi	Manchester Victoria	23 min
Hag Fold Rail Station	0.6 mi	Manchester Victoria	26 min
Daisy Hill Rail Station	1.4 mi	Manchester Victoria	29 min
Westhoughton Rail Station	2.5 mi	Deansgate	23 min
Lostock Rail Station	3.2 mi	Deansgate	19 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Lostock Rail Station (19 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

63%

Work from home

22%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging13 points

Per 10,000 residents16.5

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

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