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Railway Street, Atherton, Manchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Railway Street, Atherton, Manchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/manchester-greater-manchester/railway-street-atherton/

House prices, sold prices and local information for M46 0HG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£186,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£116,174
17 sales
Price range
£63k – £186k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Mar 2026
M46 0HG

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At a glance

House prices£116k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station8 min walkHag Fold station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold85% freeholdAcross 26 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

17 property sales on Railway Street, Atherton, Manchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £186,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £119,804. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% terraced, 24% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Railway Street range from £63,000 to £186,000. 85% of homes sold here were freehold and 15% leasehold.

House prices on Railway Street compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £69,475 (2 sales)2017£69k2018: £65,000 (1 sales)2018£65k2019: £91,000 (3 sales)2019£91k2020: £123,250 (2 sales)2020£123k2021: £99,000 (2 sales)2021£99k2022: £167,000 (2 sales)2022£167k2023: £103,000 (2 sales)2023£103k2025: £163,750 (2 sales)2025£164k2026: £186,000 (1 sales)2026£186k

Tenure: 85% freehold and 15% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£119,80427 Mar 2026
Semi-detached4£104,37514 Feb 2020

Sold prices on Railway Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Railway Street M46 0HG 27 Mar 2026£186,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Railway Street M46 0HG 10 Dec 2025£125,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Railway Street M46 0HG 24 Oct 2025£155,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Railway Street M46 0HG 25 Jul 2025£180,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Railway Street M46 0HG 14 Mar 2025£147,500 TerracedFreehold
54, Railway Street M46 0HG 20 Dec 2023£90,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Railway Street M46 0HG 23 Feb 2023£143,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Railway Street M46 0HG 27 Jan 2023£116,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Railway Street M46 0HG 7 Sep 2022£177,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Railway Street M46 0HG 10 Jun 2022£157,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Railway Street M46 0HG 4 Feb 2022£100,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Railway Street M46 0HG 22 Jan 2022£100,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Railway Street M46 0HG 12 Nov 2021£102,500 TerracedFreehold
46, Railway Street M46 0HG 24 Jun 2021£101,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Railway Street M46 0HG 15 Mar 2021£97,000 TerracedLeasehold
37, Railway Street M46 0HG 14 Feb 2020£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Railway Street M46 0HG 17 Jan 2020£116,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
33, Railway Street M46 0HG 27 Sep 2019£108,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Railway Street M46 0HG 24 May 2019£100,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Railway Street M46 0HG 31 Jan 2019£65,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Railway Street M46 0HG 19 Dec 2018£65,000 TerracedLeasehold
1B, Railway Street M46 0HG 18 Dec 2018£80,000 OtherLeasehold
42, Railway Street M46 0HG 11 Jan 2018£65,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Railway Street M46 0HG 8 Aug 2017£63,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Railway Street M46 0HG 30 Jun 2017£75,950 TerracedFreehold
48, Railway Street M46 0HG 6 Jun 2017£64,500 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
12, Railway Street £157,000 (Jun 2022) → £186,000 (Mar 2026) +18%
over 4 yrs
3, Railway Street £65,000 (Dec 2018) → £97,000 (Mar 2021) +49%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Railway Street

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Railway Street in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% 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

Railway Street is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert 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 Railway Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School 333 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton 184 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Meadowbank Primary School 220 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Atherton High School 561 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill 445 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge 207 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Parklee Primary School 325 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton 397 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.9 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

  • Hag Fold station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Atherton station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Car Bank Street (nr, Cross Street) 3 min walk
  • Car Bank Street (opp, Cross Street) 3 min walk
  • Cross Street (opp, Bag Lane) 4 min walk
  • Somerset Road (adj, Warwick Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

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

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Atherton · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Atherton Car Bank Street · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Atherton · 0.6 mi
  • Heron Heron Hag Fold Atherton · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • M G Miller And D T Scoular · 0.8 mi
  • The Westhoughton Dental Centre · 1.3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.8%62.5%
Private rented14.4%20.3%
Social rented26.0%17.1%
Households979

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.6%64.1%
Aged 65+8.9%18.6%
Residents2,539

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 Railway Street

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White91.3%95%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian54.4%62.8%
No religion36.7%30.3%
Not answered6.3%4.7%
Muslim1.8%1.3%
Hindu0.4%0.3%
Sikh0.2%–
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Other religion0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK90.9%93.8%
Born outside the UK9.1%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above27.2%25.8%
No qualifications20.9%21.1%
Level 3 qualifications18.4%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.5%
Apprenticeship5.8%7.1%
Other qualifications2.1%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health50.5%46.3%
Good health31.9%33.5%
Fair health12.8%14%
Bad health3.7%4.9%
Very bad health1%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household40.2%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household30.4%28.2%
No cars or vans in household22.2%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%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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