Abram
vs Ince

Ince has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Abram. Homes in Ince sold for a median of £178,000, 10% above Abram. Abram has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 17%).

Abram

345 postcodes

Ince

377 postcodes

Wigan

city average

People

Abram has 15,312 residents in 6,345 households; Ince has 14,102 in 6,010. Abram has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 2.2 percentage points more than Ince (Wigan: 19%). Ince has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 3.5 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 31%).

15,312Residents (2021)

14,102Residents (2021)

329,330Residents (2021)

6,345Households

6,010Households

143,105Households

19.0%Aged 15–29

16.8%Aged 15–29

15.8%Aged 65 and over

13.6%Aged 65 and over

19.3%Aged 65 and over

30.4%Living alone

33.9%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 43% in Ince. Abram has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 16.4 percentage points more than Ince (Wigan: 66%). Abram has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 1.8 percentage points more than Ince (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £162,000 in Abram and £178,000 in Ince, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£162,000Median sale price

£178,000Median sale price

£200,000Median sale price

59.8%Owner-occupied

43.4%Owner-occupied

66.4%Owner-occupied

21.7%Private renting

19.9%Private renting

15.9%Private renting

18.0%Social renting

36.0%Social renting

17.0%Social renting

11.9%Detached houses

9.2%Detached houses

19.2%Detached houses

43.4%Semi-detached houses

43.1%Semi-detached houses

45.6%Semi-detached houses

35.4%Terraced houses

34.1%Terraced houses

26.1%Terraced houses

8.2%Flats

11.7%Flats

7.4%Flats

Surroundings

Abram has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 8.1 percentage points more than Ince (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abram, and 66 in Ince. The typical postcode is 389 m from the nearest school in Abram and 312 m in Ince. The typical postcode is 2,432 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abram and 704 m in Ince. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Abram and 96% in Ince.

24.8%Green space within 500 m

16.7%Green space within 500 m

18.1%Green space within 500 m

35Services within 15 min (median)

66Services within 15 min (median)

64Services within 15 min (median)

389 mNearest school (median)

312 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

2.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

704 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

56Postcodes in flood risk areas

43Postcodes in flood risk areas

764Postcodes in flood risk areas

92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

95.7%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.

Ince

Ince is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 14,102 people in 6,010 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £178,000 over the past two years, 11% below the Wigan median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Wigan average.

More comparisons.

Abram and Ince next to other wards of Wigan.

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