Aspull, New Springs & Whelley
vs Ince
Ince has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Aspull, New Springs & Whelley. Homes in Aspull, New Springs & Whelley sold for a median of £199,997, 12% above Ince. Aspull, New Springs & Whelley has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley has 11,869 residents in 5,190 households; Ince has 14,102 in 6,010. Aspull, New Springs & Whelley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 8.9 percentage points more than Ince (Wigan: 19%). Ince has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 4.5 percentage points more than Aspull, New Springs & Whelley (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Aspull, New Springs & Whelley and 43% in Ince. Aspull, New Springs & Whelley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 30 percentage points more than Ince (Wigan: 66%). Ince has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 8.6 percentage points more than Aspull, New Springs & Whelley (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £199,997 in Aspull, New Springs & Whelley and £178,000 in Ince, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 4.1 percentage points more than Ince (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Aspull, New Springs & Whelley, and 66 in Ince. The typical postcode is 423 m from the nearest school in Aspull, New Springs & Whelley and 312 m in Ince. The typical postcode is 1,397 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Aspull, New Springs & Whelley and 704 m in Ince. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Aspull, New Springs & Whelley and 96% in Ince.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
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Aspull, New Springs & Whelley is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 11,869 people in 5,190 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £199,997 over the past two years, in line with the Wigan median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% above the Wigan average.
Ince is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 14,102 people in 6,010 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £178,000 over the past two years, 11% below the Wigan median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley and Ince next to other wards of Wigan.