Atherton South & Lilford

House prices

Updated Mar 2026

Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat

Property type	Latest	YoY	Since 1995	vs England
Detached	£345k	+1.5%	+400%	-19%
Semi-detached	£207k	-6.6%	+315%	-26%
Terraced	£160k	+13%	+400%	-35%
Flat	£122k	+6.5%	+171%	-49%

Schools

Updated Apr 2026

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School	Distance	Admissions	Attainment 8	English & Maths 5+
Atherton High School	0.8 mi	Non-sel	39.3	26%

Rents

	Yours	Trend	Position
All bedrooms	£719
1 bed	£521
2 bed	£673
3 bed	£806
4+ bed	£1,109

Crime

Reported crimes per month

	Yours	Trend	Position
All crime	6
Violence & sexual offences	4
Burglary	1
Anti-social behaviour	2

GP practices

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
LEIGH ENDOSCOPY UNIT	GP practice	2.0 mi
THE AVENUE SURGERY	GP practice	1.7 mi
GRASMERE SURGERY	GP practice	1.7 mi
BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE	GP practice	0.9 mi
WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE	GP practice	2.2 mi

Transport

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Hag Fold Rail Station	Rail station	2.0 mi
Hag Fold Rail Station	Rail station	2.0 mi
Hag Fold Rail Station	Rail station	2.0 mi
Atherton Rail Station	Rail station	2.3 mi
Atherton Rail Station	Rail station	2.3 mi

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

	Yours	Trend	Position
Superfast (30Mbps+)	99.0%
Gigabit	92.8%
Full fibre (FTTP)	59.9%

Mobile coverage

	Yours	Trend	Position
Indoor 4G (all operators)	91.3%
Indoor voice (all)	95.5%
5G outdoor (any)	99.9%

Deprivation

Updated Oct 2025

	More deprivedLess deprived	Atherton South & Lilford average (lo–hi)
Overall		46% (7–91)
Income		53% (14–91)
Employment		41% (13–80)
Education		47% (7–85)
Health		32% (8–53)
Crime		33% (1–81)
Housing & services		78% (36–90)
Living environment		37% (5–90)

Your MP

Updated Apr 2026

Jo Platt MP

Labour (Co-op)

Leigh and Atherton

jo.platt.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Butler Park	Playing field	0.2 mi
Greenspace access point	Playing field	0.8 mi
Greenspace access point	Park	0.7 mi
Howe Bridge Leisure Centre	Sports facility	0.2 mi
Howe Bridge Leisure Centre	Sports facility	0.2 mi

Listed buildings

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Grade	Distance
Barn Immediately to East of Old Hall Farmhouse	II	1.0 mi
Church of St Michael and All Angels	II*	0.4 mi
94-118, Leigh Road	II	0.5 mi
Holly Bank	II	1.2 mi
147-191, Leigh Road	II	0.6 mi

Companies

	Yours	Trend	Position
Active companies	11,697
Total registered	12,945
Dormant	214
New (last year)	2,220
New (last 5 years)	6,552

Air quality

	Yours	Trend	Position
PM2.5	7
PM10	11
NO₂	11
NOₓ	14

Road casualties

	Yours	Trend	Position
All collisions	1
Fatal	0
Serious	1
Killed/serious	1
Pedestrian	1
Cyclist	—

Traffic

	Yours	Trend	Position
All motor vehicles	1,251,200,000
Cars & taxis	980,200,000

Flood risk

	Yours	Trend	Position
Rivers & sea	3

Population

	Yours	Trend	Position
Total population	2,629

Age structure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Aged 0–15	18.7%
Aged 16–64	66.7%
Aged 65+	14.6%

Ethnic group

	Yours	Trend	Position
White	94.5%
Asian	2.2%
Black	0.9%
Mixed	1.8%
Other	0.6%

Housing tenure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Owner-occupied	70.5%
Social rented	8.7%
Private rented	20.8%

Accommodation type

	Yours	Trend	Position
Detached	24.6%
Semi-detached	27.4%
Terraced	31.5%
Flat / maisonette	16.4%

Car availability

	Yours	Trend	Position
No car or van	15.3%
1 car or van	43.9%
2+ cars or vans	40.9%

Economic activity

	Yours	Trend	Position
Economically active	71.3%
Unemployed	2.9%

Qualifications

	Yours	Trend	Position
No qualifications	16.3%
Degree or above	28.0%

Health

	Yours	Trend	Position
Life expectancy	—
Obesity prevalence	74.6%
Smoking prevalence	11.1%
Infant mortality	5.2

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