Abram
vs Hindley Green
Abram has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Hindley Green. Homes in Hindley Green sold for a median of £218,250, 35% above Abram. Abram has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Abram has 15,312 residents in 6,345 households; Hindley Green has 12,722 in 5,343. Hindley Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 5.1 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 19%). Abram has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 5.7 percentage points more than Hindley Green (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Abram and 52% in Hindley Green. Hindley Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 80%, 20.4 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 66%). Abram has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 10.6 percentage points more than Hindley Green (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £162,000 in Abram and £218,250 in Hindley Green, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Abram has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 6.3 percentage points more than Hindley Green (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abram, and 32 in Hindley Green. The typical postcode is 389 m from the nearest school in Abram and 513 m in Hindley Green. The typical postcode is 2,432 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abram and 2,194 m in Hindley Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Abram and 95% in Hindley Green.
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.
Hindley Green is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,722 people in 5,343 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £218,250 over the past two years, 9% above the Wigan median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Abram and Hindley Green next to other wards of Wigan.