Ashton-in-Makerfield South
vs Golborne & Lowton West
Golborne & Lowton West has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Ashton-in-Makerfield South. Homes in Golborne & Lowton West sold for a median of £215,000, 10% above Ashton-in-Makerfield South. Golborne & Lowton West has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Ashton-in-Makerfield South has 11,745 residents in 4,963 households; Golborne & Lowton West has 12,124 in 5,364. Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 2.5 percentage points more than Golborne & Lowton West (Wigan: 19%). Golborne & Lowton West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5 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 56% in Golborne & Lowton West. Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 14.4 percentage points more than Golborne & Lowton West (Wigan: 66%). Golborne & Lowton West has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.1 percentage points more than Ashton-in-Makerfield South (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £196,000 in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and £215,000 in Golborne & Lowton West, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Golborne & Lowton West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 2.2 percentage points more than Ashton-in-Makerfield South (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ashton-in-Makerfield South, and 64 in Golborne & Lowton West. The typical postcode is 327 m from the nearest school in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 364 m in Golborne & Lowton West. The typical postcode is 1,753 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 3,093 m in Golborne & Lowton West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 92% in Golborne & Lowton West.
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.
Golborne & Lowton West is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,124 people in 5,364 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Wigan median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Ashton-in-Makerfield South and Golborne & Lowton West next to other wards of Wigan.