MAYFIELD STREET, M46 0AQ House Prices & Local Information

M46 0AQ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Mayfield Street, 0.8km from Hindsford in Atherton. Administratively it sits within Atherleigh ward and the Leigh constituency.

For renters and young professionals, M46 0AQ offers a classic working-class terrace area — densely packed streets, low ethnic diversity. The daytime character shifts — urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. The 42 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 53% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £140k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 20.7% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for M46 0AQ are sourced from Output Area E00031657 (shared with 97 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.