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Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/manchester-greater-manchester/birch-road-atherton/

House prices, sold prices and local information for M46 9EA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£121,077
13 sales
Price range
£65k – £210k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Mar 2025
M46 9EA

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At a glance

House prices£121k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station5 min walkAtherton station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold83% leaseholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Birch Road, Atherton, Manchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 Mar 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £113,000. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% terraced, 38% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Birch Road range from £65,000 to £210,000. 17% of homes sold here were freehold and 83% leasehold.

House prices on Birch Road compared

M46 postcode area£214,881
Manchester£284,352
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all M46 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £77,500 (3 sales)2016£78k2017: £105,500 (1 sales)2017£106k2018: £106,000 (1 sales)2018£106k2019: £111,000 (3 sales)2019£111k2020: £121,250 (2 sales)2020£121k2021: £172,250 (2 sales)2021£172k2025: £210,000 (1 sales)2025£210k

Tenure: 17% freehold and 83% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced8£113,00031 Mar 2025
Semi-detached5£134,00030 Sep 2021

Sold prices on Birch Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Birch Road M46 9EA 8 Aug 2025£128,500 TerracedLeasehold
25, Birch Road M46 9EA 31 Mar 2025£210,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Birch Road M46 9EA 27 Apr 2023£100,000 TerracedLeasehold
20, Birch Road M46 9EA 30 Sep 2021£174,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Birch Road M46 9EA 24 Sep 2021£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
7, Birch Road M46 9EA 18 Sep 2020£125,000 TerracedLeasehold
10, Birch Road M46 9EA 29 Jun 2020£117,500 TerracedLeasehold
11, Birch Road M46 9EA 28 Oct 2019£85,000 OtherLeasehold
22, Birch Road M46 9EA 28 Jun 2019£110,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
20, Birch Road M46 9EA 31 May 2019£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Birch Road M46 9EA 1 Feb 2019£113,000 TerracedLeasehold
1, Birch Road M46 9EA 16 Mar 2018£75,000 TerracedLeasehold
19, Birch Road M46 9EA 13 Mar 2018£106,000 TerracedLeasehold
28, Birch Road M46 9EA 25 Aug 2017£105,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
23, Birch Road M46 9EA 16 Jun 2017£114,950 OtherLeasehold
11, Birch Road M46 9EA 12 Aug 2016£98,500 TerracedLeasehold
1, Birch Road M46 9EA 15 Jul 2016£69,000 TerracedLeasehold
23, Birch Road M46 9EA 24 Mar 2016£65,000 TerracedLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
20, Birch Road £110,000 (May 2019) → £174,500 (Sep 2021) +59%
over 2 yrs
22, Birch Road £110,000 (Jun 2019) → £170,000 (Sep 2021) +55%
over 2 yrs
11, Birch Road £98,500 (Aug 2016) → £85,000 (Oct 2019) -14%
over 3 yrs
1, Birch Road £69,000 (Jul 2016) → £75,000 (Mar 2018) → £113,000 (Feb 2019) +64%
over 3 yrs
23, Birch Road £65,000 (Mar 2016) → £114,950 (Jun 2017) +77%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Road

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birch Road in the latest month.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Birch Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert area
  • Carr and Chanters Brooks at Atherton Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Birch Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chowbent Primary School 147 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton 397 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Meadowbank Primary School 220 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Parklee Primary School 325 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Rowan Tree Primary School 131 pupils Community special school 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton 184 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Atherton High School 561 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Sacred Heart RC Primary School 178 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Atherton station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 1.7 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Car Bank Street (nr, Bolton Road) 3 min walk
  • Atherton Rail Station (Stop B, Bolton Road) 3 min walk
  • Car Bank Street (opp, Bolton Road) 3 min walk
  • Buxton Close (opp, Car Bank Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Dr Kk Chan & Partners
    Seven Brooks Medical Centre, 21 Church Street, Manchester · 0.4 mi
  • Poplar Street Surgery
    Tyldesley Health Centre, Poplar Street, Manchester · 0.8 mi
  • Meadowview Surgery
    Ormerod House, Atherton Health Centre, Nelson St, Manchester · 0.8 mi
  • Dr Vasanth
    Atherton Health Centre, Nelson Street, Manchester · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Atherton Supermarket · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Atherton Superstore · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Atherton Car Bank Street · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Hag Fold Atherton · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • M G Miller And D T Scoular · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • A.h. Bell & Associates · 1.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned62.2%62.5%
Private rented21.7%20.3%
Social rented15.3%17.1%
Households687

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.2%64.1%
Aged 65+16.6%18.6%
Residents1,461

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Wigan with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Birch Road

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White95.4%95%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%1.8%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian58.2%62.8%
No religion35.3%30.3%
Not answered4.9%4.7%
Muslim0.6%1.3%
Other religion0.6%0.3%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK94.7%93.8%
Born outside the UK5.3%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
No qualifications23.9%21.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above21.3%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications19.2%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications17.4%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%10.5%
Apprenticeship5.3%7.1%
Other qualifications1.3%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health44.9%46.3%
Good health33.2%33.5%
Fair health14.8%14%
Bad health5.8%4.9%
Very bad health1.3%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household45.9%42.4%
No cars or vans in household26.8%21.3%
2 cars or vans in household22.3%28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5%8.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wigan.

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