Atherton

16°COvercast

• Today: 18° / 10° · 84% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:35

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Glazebury, United Kingdom

310 reported road collisions (2024)

93 killed or seriously injured · 410 casualties · 10.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

380 food businesses within 2 miles

• 253 rated 4–5 ★ (158 top)
• 39 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hag Fold (1.1 km)
• 68 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£202,770 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Bolton · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£884 average monthly rent▲ 9.9% YoY

• 1 bed £647
• 2 bed £806
• 3 bed £978

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

6.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · BP (4.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (3.2 km)

40 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

48 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Atherton (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches39
• Playgrounds19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Child safe travel scheme adds another school· 9 Sept 2026
• Free school meal holiday vouchers· 8 Sept 2026
• Local jobseekers prospects boosted by Bolton’s Jobs and Skills Fair· 7 Sept 2026
• Bolton International Film Festival returns for landmark tenth edition· 7 Sept 2026
• Bolton Young Chef of the Year winners announced· 4 Sept 2026

Source: Bolton Council

295,963 residents in Bolton · 2,117/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 47 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

24% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,400 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (51% of 128,820)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

146 schools · 55,431 pupils

97 primary · 18 secondary · 31 other

Ofsted: 47 of 51 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

128inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bolton

277 CQC-registered services

• Care homes59
• GP practices63
• Dentists54
• Homecare agencies64
• Hospitals & hospices6

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bolton

• Not in the Green Belt
• 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

227 applications decided

73.6% granted · 167 granted, 60 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)

Leigh and Atherton

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 19
• Con 10
• LD 5
• Grn 4
• Ref 10
• Oth 12

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens187
• Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,080 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

67 jobs advertised · £39,171 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, In Store Team Member, Children Care Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£675 median full-time weekly pay

5.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,182 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 134,384 certificates

12.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

99% low-carbon electricity

Wind 70% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 4% · Gas 1%

5 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 78.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.3 women · 54.6 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

2 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in BL5

• Stable Fold Surgery
• Unsworth Group Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Leigh and Atherton:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office495 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership388 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s385 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth328 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance308 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Atherton, Greater Manchester · 0.1 km

  Atherton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, historically part of Lancashire. It is 5 miles (8 km) south of Bolton, 7 miles (11 km) east of Wigan, and 10 miles (16 km) northwes…

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  St John the Baptist's Church, Atherton · 0.2 km

  St John the Baptist's Church is in Market Place, Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Salford, and diocese of Manchester. Together with St George's and S…

• Atherton High School (England) · 0.3 km

  Atherton High School is a mixed Secondary school and sixth form located in Atherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is formally designated as a Christian faith school. The school…

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  Atherton Town Hall · 0.5 km

  Atherton Town Hall is a municipal building in Bolton Road, Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Atherton Urban District Council, is now in use as a community hub and as a…

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  Chowbent Chapel · 0.5 km

  Chowbent Chapel is an active Unitarian place of worship in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1721 and is the oldest place of worship in the town. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitaria…

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  Atherton Collieries A.F.C. · 0.6 km

  Atherton Collieries Association Football Club is a football club based in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. The club are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One West and play at Alder House.…

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