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Blacksmiths Fold, Atherton, Manchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Blacksmiths Fold, Atherton, Manchester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/manchester-greater-manchester/blacksmiths-fold/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£299,500
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£200,634
22 sales
Price range
£93k – £370k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Jul 2026
M46 9DB

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At a glance

House prices£300k average5% above the Manchester average 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 station7 min walkAtherton station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 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

22 property sales on Blacksmiths Fold, Atherton, Manchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £299,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £196,785. Average sale prices rose from £142,150 in 2016 to £321,500 in 2026 (+126%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 5% above the Manchester average of £284,352 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 64% semi-detached, 23% terraced, 14% detached. Recorded sale prices on Blacksmiths Fold range from £93,000 to £370,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 1,701 streets in Manchester with at least two sales in the last year, Blacksmiths Fold ranks 598th for average price.

House prices on Blacksmiths Fold compared

Blacksmiths Fold£299,500
M46 postcode area£214,881
Manchester£284,352
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all M46 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £142,150 (3 sales)2016£142k2017: £187,499 (4 sales)2017£187k2018: £131,500 (2 sales)2018£132k2019: £147,125 (4 sales)2019£147k2020: £184,000 (1 sales)2020£184k2021: £192,000 (1 sales)2021£192k2024: £235,000 (1 sales)2024£235k2025: £283,000 (4 sales)2025£283k2026: £321,500 (2 sales)2026£322k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£196,78510 Jul 2026
Terraced5£163,79019 Dec 2025
Detached3£280,00022 May 2026

Sold prices on Blacksmiths Fold

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 10 Jul 2026£273,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 22 May 2026£370,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 19 Dec 2025£290,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 14 Nov 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 24 Oct 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 25 Apr 2025£252,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 26 Jan 2024£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 11 Jun 2021£192,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 4 Sep 2020£184,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 10 Oct 2019£172,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 28 Aug 2019£176,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 18 Apr 2019£128,000 TerracedFreehold
1B, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 8 Jan 2019£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 24 Aug 2018£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1B, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 7 Mar 2018£93,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 2 Jun 2017£235,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 2 Jun 2017£235,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 28 Apr 2017£164,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 10 Mar 2017£115,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 18 Nov 2016£109,950 TerracedFreehold
11, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 19 Aug 2016£177,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Blacksmiths Fold M46 9DB 29 Jan 2016£139,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
41, Blacksmiths Fold £184,000 (Sep 2020) → £273,000 (Jul 2026) +48%
over 6 yrs
1, Blacksmiths Fold £235,000 (Jun 2017) → £370,000 (May 2026) +57%
over 9 yrs
11, Blacksmiths Fold £177,500 (Aug 2016) → £325,000 (Oct 2025) +83%
over 9 yrs
29, Blacksmiths Fold £172,500 (Oct 2019) → £252,000 (Apr 2025) +46%
over 6 yrs
8, Blacksmiths Fold £139,000 (Jan 2016) → £235,000 (Jan 2024) +69%
over 8 yrs
7, Blacksmiths Fold £109,950 (Nov 2016) → £128,000 (Apr 2019) +16%
over 2 yrs
1B, Blacksmiths Fold £93,000 (Mar 2018) → £112,000 (Jan 2019) +20%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Blacksmiths Fold

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Blacksmiths Fold 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

Blacksmiths Fold 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 Blacksmiths Fold

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 0.2 mi
Parklee Primary School 325 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Meadowbank Primary School 220 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Atherton High School 561 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton 184 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Sacred Heart RC Primary School 178 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Hindsford CofE Primary School 207 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 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 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bradshaw Street (opp, Bolton Road) 3 min walk
  • Bradshaw Street (cnr, Bolton Road) 3 min walk
  • Car Bank Street (opp, Bolton Road) 4 min walk
  • Alder Street (opp, High Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Dr Kk Chan & Partners
    Seven Brooks Medical Centre, 21 Church Street, Manchester · 0.3 mi
  • Bee Fold Medical Centre
    25 Bee Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester · 0.7 mi
  • Dr Vasanth
    Atherton Health Centre, Nelson Street, Manchester · 0.8 mi
  • Meadowview Surgery
    Ormerod House, Atherton Health Centre, Nelson St, Manchester · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Atherton Supermarket · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Atherton Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Heron Heron Hag Fold Atherton · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Atherton Car Bank Street · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • M G Miller And D T Scoular · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 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 Blacksmiths Fold

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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