Atherton North
vs Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Atherton North. Homes in Atherton North sold for a median of £184,000, 23% above Leigh Central & Higher Folds. Atherton North has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Atherton North has 14,446 residents in 6,426 households; Leigh Central & Higher Folds has 15,419 in 7,010. Atherton North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 1.8 percentage points more than Leigh Central & Higher Folds (Wigan: 19%). Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 2.6 percentage points more than Atherton North (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Atherton North (49%) and terraced houses in Leigh Central & Higher Folds (45%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (55% and 54%). Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 13.9 percentage points more than Atherton North (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £184,000 in Atherton North and £150,000 in Leigh Central & Higher Folds, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Atherton North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 5.1 percentage points more than Leigh Central & Higher Folds (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Atherton North, and 159 in Leigh Central & Higher Folds. The typical postcode is 374 m from the nearest school in Atherton North and 270 m in Leigh Central & Higher Folds. The typical postcode is 558 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Atherton North and 3,974 m in Leigh Central & Higher Folds. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Atherton North and 92% in Leigh Central & Higher Folds.
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.
Atherton North is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 14,446 people in 6,426 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £184,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Wigan median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% above the Wigan average.
Leigh Central & Higher Folds is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 15,419 people in 7,010 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £150,000 over the past two years, 25% below the Wigan median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Atherton North and Leigh Central & Higher Folds next to other wards of Wigan.