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Atherton North
vs Tyldesley & Mosley Common

Atherton North has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. Homes in Tyldesley & Mosley Common sold for a median of £230,000, 25% above Atherton North. Atherton North has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Wigan with Atherton North highlighted
349 postcodes
Map of Wigan with Tyldesley & Mosley Common highlighted
339 postcodes
Map of Wigan
city average

People

Atherton North has 14,446 residents in 6,426 households; Tyldesley & Mosley Common has 12,691 in 5,698. Tyldesley & Mosley Common has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 1.4 percentage points more than Atherton North (Wigan: 19%). Atherton North has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 2.8 percentage points more than Tyldesley & Mosley Common (Wigan: 31%).

14,446Residents (2021)
12,691Residents (2021)
329,330Residents (2021)
6,426Households
5,698Households
143,105Households
18.0%Aged 15–29
16.6%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
17.0%Aged 65 and over
18.4%Aged 65 and over
19.3%Aged 65 and over
34.7%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: 49% of homes in Atherton North and 41% in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. Tyldesley & Mosley Common has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 9.5 percentage points more than Atherton North (Wigan: 66%). Tyldesley & Mosley Common has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.2 percentage points more than Atherton North (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £184,000 in Atherton North and £230,000 in Tyldesley & Mosley Common, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£184,000Median sale price
£230,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
54.6%Owner-occupied
64.1%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
15.7%Private renting
17.9%Private renting
15.9%Private renting
28.9%Social renting
16.7%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
8.0%Detached houses
19.8%Detached houses
19.2%Detached houses
48.8%Semi-detached houses
41.2%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Semi-detached houses
27.8%Terraced houses
30.9%Terraced houses
26.1%Terraced houses
13.0%Flats
6.6%Flats
7.4%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (19% and 19%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Atherton North, and 65 in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. The typical postcode is 374 m from the nearest school in Atherton North and 388 m in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. The typical postcode is 558 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Atherton North and 1,823 m in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Atherton North and 94% in Tyldesley & Mosley Common.

19.3%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
72Services within 15 min (median)
65Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
374 mNearest school (median)
388 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
558 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
36Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
764Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.1%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.

Atherton North

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.

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.

Atherton North and Tyldesley & Mosley Common next to other wards of Wigan.