🔍
— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
Home › WiganM46 9 · postcode sector

M46 9

11,981 people · median £190,000 · Wigan

Good for schoolsMore affordable than mostFast broadband
Wigan Council · Labour-controlled   42/75 seats · 56% · OCD 2026
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…

Amenities This postcode sector

What's here near M46 9

CategoryCountNote
Eat & drink5976% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops12
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds2
Green spaces & parks5filled areas on the map
Counted within ~2 km of the area centre · OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit
95.7%
Superfast
99.8%
Ultrafast
95.7%
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level

Named places nearby 78 near M46 9

AllEat & drinkShopsGyms & leisureGreen space
PlaceCategoryHygieneDistance
The LionEat & drink0.1 mi
The LionEat & drink0.1 mi
Bent & Bongs Beer FestivalEat & drink0.1 mi
AsdaShops0.2 mi
The Rope & AnchorEat & drink0.2 mi
The Far PavilionEat & drink0.2 mi
Morrisons DailyShops0.3 mi
Red LionEat & drink0.4 mi
Atherton ArmsEat & drink4/50.4 mi
Tamarind TableEat & drink2/50.4 mi
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · click a row → the map flies to it · FSA hygiene rating shown on eat & drink where matched (34 rated) · within ~2 km of the area centre · OpenStreetMap contributors · Food Standards Agency

Local economy This postcode sector

Jobs & economic activity5.1% unemployed

Unemployment rate5.1%
In work (employment rate)57.5%
Claiming out-of-work benefits · June 20263.6%
ONS Census 2021 · ONS Claimant Count

At a glance

CountTrend, 12 months
Companies registered here565
New incorporations91+11% vs prior 12m
Property companies (SPVs)61-8.3%
Companies House

Top sectors (SIC sections)

  1. Construction
  2. Wholesale & retail
  3. Real estate
  4. Professional, scientific & technical
  5. Administrative & support
Companies House · "registered here" ≠ trading here · bulk/agent addresses excluded · /insights/property-companies →

One short email when this area’s prices, crime and schools figures update. No accounts, no spam, one-click unsubscribe. Privacy.

Sources & dates: every figure carries its own source line with the data vintage; the full table is in Overview → "All figures, sources and dates".

Part of Wigan

About  ·  Methodology  ·  Attribution  ·  Press
build 311fc11 · 2026-08-05 09:05