Buying a home in M46, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£195kmost £169k–£247k

Houses per m²£2,634flats £1,907

Sold last year1791,365 in five years

Prices in Wigan+3.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M46 sold for £195,097 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £169,036 and £247,232, for about 84 m² of space. That is 30% less than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

179 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £80k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M46 9 (£2,519) and the most in M46 0 (£2,690).

Across Wigan, prices are up 3.8% on a year ago and up 27.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £838 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £890 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M46 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£164,834	£141k–£193k	71 m²	439
3	£195,097	£169k–£247k	84 m²	615
4	£278,467	£223k–£349k	102 m²	111
5+	£413,178	£352k–£488k	145 m²	59

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£165k	£195k	£278k	£413k
Detached	—	£248k	£317k	£366k	£429k
Semi-detached	—	£191k	£210k	£257k	£352k
Terraced	—	£149k	£179k	£218k	—
Flats	£80k	£116k	£124k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across M46

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M46 0	£2,690	£1,966
M46 9	£2,519	£1,591

Schools near M46

Best state primary within 2 kmHindsford CofE Primary School77% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmEssa Academy54.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%9 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BL5 Bolton · 3 km3-bed house £244k M29 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £253k WN7 Leigh · 4 km3-bed house £186k M38 Manchester · 5 km3-bed house £186k BL3 Bolton · 6 km3-bed house £200k WN2 Wigan · 6 km3-bed house £181k M28 Manchester · 6 km3-bed house £283k BL4 Bolton · 6 km3-bed house £200k

Questions about M46

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M46?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M46 sold for £195,097 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £169,036 and £247,232.

Is M46 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M46 costs 30% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M46 each year?

179 homes sold in the last year and 1,365 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near M46?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Hindsford CofE Primary School, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.