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Ashton-in-Makerfield South
vs Winstanley

Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Winstanley. Homes in Winstanley sold for a median of £220,000, 12% above Ashton-in-Makerfield South. Winstanley has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Wigan with Ashton-in-Makerfield South highlighted
Ashton-in-Makerfield South
239 postcodes
Map of Wigan with Winstanley highlighted
Winstanley
221 postcodes
Map of Wigan
Wigan
city average

People

Ashton-in-Makerfield South has 11,745 residents in 4,963 households; Winstanley has 11,064 in 4,435. Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 1.2 percentage points more than Winstanley (Wigan: 19%). Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 6 percentage points more than Winstanley (Wigan: 31%).

11,745Residents (2021)
11,064Residents (2021)
329,330Residents (2021)
4,963Households
4,435Households
143,105Households
15.9%Aged 15–29
15.0%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 65 and over
21.3%Aged 65 and over
19.3%Aged 65 and over
26.8%Living alone
20.8%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 61% in Winstanley. Winstanley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 92%, 13.6 percentage points more than Ashton-in-Makerfield South (Wigan: 66%). Ashton-in-Makerfield South has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 9.3 percentage points more than Winstanley (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £196,000 in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and £220,000 in Winstanley, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£196,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
78.8%Owner-occupied
92.4%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
6.3%Private renting
15.9%Private renting
5.3%Social renting
1.1%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
28.3%Detached houses
34.3%Detached houses
19.2%Detached houses
49.2%Semi-detached houses
61.2%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Semi-detached houses
18.6%Terraced houses
4.1%Terraced houses
26.1%Terraced houses
2.5%Flats
0.3%Flats
7.4%Flats

Surroundings

Winstanley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 5.7 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 44 in Winstanley. The typical postcode is 327 m from the nearest school in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 321 m in Winstanley. The typical postcode is 1,753 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 1,117 m in Winstanley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Ashton-in-Makerfield South and 92% in Winstanley.

12.6%Green space within 500 m
18.3%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
94Services within 15 min (median)
44Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
327 mNearest school (median)
321 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
25Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
764Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%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.

Ashton-in-Makerfield South

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.

Winstanley

Winstanley is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 11,064 people in 4,435 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Wigan median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wigan average.

More comparisons.

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