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Astley
vs Tyldesley & Mosley Common

Tyldesley & Mosley Common has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Astley. Homes in Astley sold for a median of £260,000, 13% above Tyldesley & Mosley Common. Tyldesley & Mosley Common has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Wigan with Astley highlighted
Astley
295 postcodes
Map of Wigan with Tyldesley & Mosley Common highlighted
Tyldesley & Mosley Common
339 postcodes
Map of Wigan
Wigan
city average

People

Astley has 14,055 residents in 5,766 households; Tyldesley & Mosley Common has 12,691 in 5,698. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (19% and 18%). Tyldesley & Mosley Common has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 7.9 percentage points more than Astley (Wigan: 31%).

14,055Residents (2021)
12,691Residents (2021)
329,330Residents (2021)
5,766Households
5,698Households
143,105Households
14.7%Aged 15–29
16.6%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
18.7%Aged 65 and over
18.4%Aged 65 and over
19.3%Aged 65 and over
24.0%Living alone
31.9%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 53% of homes in Astley and 41% in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. Astley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 17.3 percentage points more than Tyldesley & Mosley Common (Wigan: 66%). Tyldesley & Mosley Common has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 7.5 percentage points more than Astley (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,000 in Astley and £230,000 in Tyldesley & Mosley Common, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£260,000Median sale price
£230,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
81.4%Owner-occupied
64.1%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
10.4%Private renting
17.9%Private renting
15.9%Private renting
6.7%Social renting
16.7%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
30.8%Detached houses
19.8%Detached houses
19.2%Detached houses
53.1%Semi-detached houses
41.2%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Semi-detached houses
11.8%Terraced houses
30.9%Terraced houses
26.1%Terraced houses
3.7%Flats
6.6%Flats
7.4%Flats

Surroundings

Tyldesley & Mosley Common has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 1.1 percentage points more than Astley (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 62 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Astley, and 65 in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. The typical postcode is 393 m from the nearest school in Astley and 388 m in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. The typical postcode is 1,417 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Astley and 1,823 m in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Astley and 94% in Tyldesley & Mosley Common.

18.0%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
62Services within 15 min (median)
65Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
393 mNearest school (median)
388 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
29Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
764Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.5%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.

Astley

Astley is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 14,055 people in 5,766 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, 30% 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.

Tyldesley & Mosley Common

Tyldesley & Mosley Common is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,691 people in 5,698 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £230,000 over the past two years, 15% above the Wigan median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Wigan average.

More comparisons.

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