Abram
vs Golborne & Lowton West
Abram has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Golborne & Lowton West. Homes in Golborne & Lowton West sold for a median of £215,000, 33% above Abram. Abram has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Abram has 15,312 residents in 6,345 households; Golborne & Lowton West has 12,124 in 5,364. Golborne & Lowton West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 4.2 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 19%). Golborne & Lowton West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 1.4 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Abram and 56% in Golborne & Lowton West. Golborne & Lowton West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 4.6 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 66%). Abram has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 5 percentage points more than Golborne & Lowton West (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £162,000 in Abram and £215,000 in Golborne & Lowton West, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Abram has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 10 percentage points more than Golborne & Lowton West (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abram, and 64 in Golborne & Lowton West. The typical postcode is 389 m from the nearest school in Abram and 364 m in Golborne & Lowton West. The typical postcode is 2,432 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abram and 3,093 m in Golborne & Lowton West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Abram and 92% in Golborne & Lowton West.
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 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.
Golborne & Lowton West is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,124 people in 5,364 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Wigan median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Abram and Golborne & Lowton West next to other wards of Wigan.