Abram
vs Worsley Mesnes
Abram has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Worsley Mesnes. Homes in Worsley Mesnes sold for a median of £183,750, 13% above Abram. Abram has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 21%).
People
Abram has 15,312 residents in 6,345 households; Worsley Mesnes has 12,697 in 5,407. Worsley Mesnes has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 4.6 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Abram and 54% in Worsley Mesnes. Worsley Mesnes has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 7.3 percentage points more than Abram (Wigan: 66%). Abram has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 9.7 percentage points more than Worsley Mesnes (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £162,000 in Abram and £183,750 in Worsley Mesnes, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Abram has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 3.5 percentage points more than Worsley Mesnes (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abram, and 72 in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 389 m from the nearest school in Abram and 364 m in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 2,432 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abram and 1,422 m in Worsley Mesnes. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Abram and 91% in Worsley Mesnes.
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.
Worsley Mesnes is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,697 people in 5,407 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £183,750 over the past two years, 8% below the Wigan median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Abram and Worsley Mesnes next to other wards of Wigan.