Atherton South & Lilford
vs Hindley Green
Hindley Green has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Atherton South & Lilford. Homes in Hindley Green sold for a median of £218,250, 18% above Atherton South & Lilford. Atherton South & Lilford has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Atherton South & Lilford has 12,961 residents in 5,873 households; Hindley Green has 12,722 in 5,343. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 21%). Atherton South & Lilford has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 7.1 percentage points more than Hindley Green (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Atherton South & Lilford (38%) and semi-detached houses in Hindley Green (52%). Hindley Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 80%, 8 percentage points more than Atherton South & Lilford (Wigan: 66%). Atherton South & Lilford has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 8.7 percentage points more than Hindley Green (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £185,000 in Atherton South & Lilford and £218,250 in Hindley Green, against £200,000 across Wigan.
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 89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Atherton South & Lilford, and 32 in Hindley Green. The typical postcode is 358 m from the nearest school in Atherton South & Lilford and 513 m in Hindley Green. The typical postcode is 1,873 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Atherton South & Lilford and 2,194 m in Hindley Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Atherton South & Lilford and 95% in Hindley Green.
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 South & Lilford is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,961 people in 5,873 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £185,000 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 — 3% above the Wigan average.
Hindley Green is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,722 people in 5,343 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £218,250 over the past two years, 9% above the Wigan median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Atherton South & Lilford and Hindley Green next to other wards of Wigan.