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Abram
vs Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North

Abram has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. Homes in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North sold for a median of £185,000, 14% above Abram. Abram has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Wigan with Abram highlighted
Abram
345 postcodes
Map of Wigan with Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North highlighted
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North
254 postcodes
Map of Wigan
Wigan
city average

People

Abram has 15,312 residents in 6,345 households; Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has 11,433 in 4,978. Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 7.5 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).

15,312Residents (2021)
11,433Residents (2021)
329,330Residents (2021)
6,345Households
4,978Households
143,105Households
19.0%Aged 15–29
16.4%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
15.8%Aged 65 and over
23.3%Aged 65 and over
19.3%Aged 65 and over
30.4%Living alone
30.2%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 54% in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 8.8 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 66%). Abram has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 9.6 percentage points more than Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £162,000 in Abram and £185,000 in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£162,000Median sale price
£185,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
59.8%Owner-occupied
68.6%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
21.7%Private renting
12.1%Private renting
15.9%Private renting
18.0%Social renting
18.7%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
11.9%Detached houses
16.7%Detached houses
19.2%Detached houses
43.4%Semi-detached houses
54.2%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Semi-detached houses
35.4%Terraced houses
23.7%Terraced houses
26.1%Terraced houses
8.2%Flats
4.8%Flats
7.4%Flats

Surroundings

Abram has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 14.4 percentage points more than Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abram, and 67 in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. The typical postcode is 389 m from the nearest school in Abram and 360 m in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. The typical postcode is 2,432 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abram and 703 m in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Abram and 93% in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North.

24.8%Green space within 500 m
10.4%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
35Services within 15 min (median)
67Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
389 mNearest school (median)
360 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
703 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
56Postcodes in flood risk areas
10Postcodes in flood risk areas
764Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.5%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.

Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North

Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 11,433 people in 4,978 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £185,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Wigan median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the Wigan average.

More comparisons.

Abram and Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North next to other wards of Wigan.

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