Ashton-in-Makerfield South
vs Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Ashton-in-Makerfield South. Homes in Ashton-in-Makerfield South sold for a median of £196,000, 6% above Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. Ashton-in-Makerfield South has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Ashton-in-Makerfield South has 11,745 residents in 4,963 households; Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has 11,433 in 4,978. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (23% and 23%). Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 3.4 percentage points more than Ashton-in-Makerfield South (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 54% in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 10.2 percentage points more than Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North (Wigan: 66%). Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 3.5 percentage points more than Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £196,000 in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and £185,000 in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 2.2 percentage points more than Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ashton-in-Makerfield South, and 67 in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. The typical postcode is 327 m from the nearest school in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 360 m in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. The typical postcode is 1,753 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 703 m in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 93% in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North.
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.
Ashton-in-Makerfield South is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 11,745 people in 4,963 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £196,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wigan median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% below the Wigan average.
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 11,433 people in 4,978 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £185,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Wigan median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Ashton-in-Makerfield South and Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North next to other wards of Wigan.