Abram
vs Hindley
Abram has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Hindley. Homes in Abram sold for a median of £162,000, in line with Hindley. Abram has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Abram has 15,312 residents in 6,345 households; Hindley has 13,164 in 5,843. Hindley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 3.6 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 19%). Hindley has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 3.3 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 43% in Hindley. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (60% and 60%). Abram has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 5.2 percentage points more than Hindley (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £162,000 in Abram and £160,000 in Hindley, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Abram has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 10.8 percentage points more than Hindley (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abram, and 81 in Hindley. The typical postcode is 389 m from the nearest school in Abram and 336 m in Hindley. The typical postcode is 2,432 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abram and 1,038 m in Hindley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Abram and 94% in Hindley.
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 is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 13,164 people in 5,843 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £160,000 over the past two years, 20% below the Wigan median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Abram and Hindley next to other wards of Wigan.