Ashton-in-Makerfield South
vs Lowton East
Lowton East has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Ashton-in-Makerfield South. Homes in Lowton East sold for a median of £250,000, 28% above Ashton-in-Makerfield South. Ashton-in-Makerfield South has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Ashton-in-Makerfield South has 11,745 residents in 4,963 households; Lowton East has 13,807 in 5,901. Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 1.2 percentage points more than Lowton East (Wigan: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 41% in Lowton East. Lowton East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 2 percentage points more than Ashton-in-Makerfield South (Wigan: 66%). Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 4.9 percentage points more than Lowton East (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £196,000 in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and £250,000 in Lowton East, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (13% and 12%). A typical postcode has 94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ashton-in-Makerfield South, and 52 in Lowton East. The typical postcode is 327 m from the nearest school in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 355 m in Lowton East. The typical postcode is 1,753 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 3,802 m in Lowton East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 91% in Lowton East.
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.
Lowton East is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 13,807 people in 5,901 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 25% above the Wigan median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% below the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Ashton-in-Makerfield South and Lowton East next to other wards of Wigan.