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Abram
vs Ashton-in-Makerfield South

Abram has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Ashton-in-Makerfield South. Homes in Ashton-in-Makerfield South sold for a median of £196,000, 21% above Abram. Abram has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Wigan with Abram highlighted
Abram
345 postcodes
Map of Wigan with Ashton-in-Makerfield South highlighted
Ashton-in-Makerfield South
239 postcodes
Map of Wigan
Wigan
city average

People

Abram has 15,312 residents in 6,345 households; Ashton-in-Makerfield South has 11,745 in 4,963. Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 6.7 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 19%). Abram has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 3.6 percentage points more than Ashton-in-Makerfield South (Wigan: 31%).

15,312Residents (2021)
11,745Residents (2021)
329,330Residents (2021)
6,345Households
4,963Households
143,105Households
19.0%Aged 15–29
15.9%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
15.8%Aged 65 and over
22.5%Aged 65 and over
19.3%Aged 65 and over
30.4%Living alone
26.8%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Abram and 49% in Ashton-in-Makerfield South. Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 19 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 66%). Abram has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 6.1 percentage points more than Ashton-in-Makerfield South (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £162,000 in Abram and £196,000 in Ashton-in-Makerfield South, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£162,000Median sale price
£196,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
59.8%Owner-occupied
78.8%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
21.7%Private renting
15.6%Private renting
15.9%Private renting
18.0%Social renting
5.3%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
11.9%Detached houses
28.3%Detached houses
19.2%Detached houses
43.4%Semi-detached houses
49.2%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Semi-detached houses
35.4%Terraced houses
18.6%Terraced houses
26.1%Terraced houses
8.2%Flats
2.5%Flats
7.4%Flats

Surroundings

Abram has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 12.2 percentage points more than Ashton-in-Makerfield South (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abram, and 94 in Ashton-in-Makerfield South. The typical postcode is 389 m from the nearest school in Abram and 327 m in Ashton-in-Makerfield South. The typical postcode is 2,432 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abram and 1,753 m in Ashton-in-Makerfield South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Abram and 97% in Ashton-in-Makerfield South.

24.8%Green space within 500 m
12.6%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
35Services within 15 min (median)
94Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
389 mNearest school (median)
327 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
56Postcodes in flood risk areas
25Postcodes in flood risk areas
764Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Abram

Abram is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 15,312 people in 6,345 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £162,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Wigan median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% above the Wigan average.

Ashton-in-Makerfield South

Ashton-in-Makerfield South is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 11,745 people in 4,963 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £196,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wigan median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% below the Wigan average.

More comparisons.

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