Atherton South & Lilford
vs Leigh West
Leigh West has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Atherton South & Lilford. Homes in Atherton South & Lilford sold for a median of £185,000, 7% above Leigh West. Leigh West has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Atherton South & Lilford has 12,961 residents in 5,873 households; Leigh West has 15,426 in 6,618. Atherton South & Lilford has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 4.8 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 32%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Atherton South & Lilford (38%) and semi-detached houses in Leigh West (49%). Atherton South & Lilford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 19 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 66%). Atherton South & Lilford has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 1.3 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £185,000 in Atherton South & Lilford and £172,950 in Leigh West, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Leigh West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 20.7 percentage points more than Atherton South & Lilford (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Atherton South & Lilford, and 59 in Leigh West. The typical postcode is 358 m from the nearest school in Atherton South & Lilford and 406 m in Leigh West. The typical postcode is 1,873 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Atherton South & Lilford and 4,062 m in Leigh West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Atherton South & Lilford and 97% in Leigh West.
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.
Leigh West is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 15,426 people in 6,618 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £172,950 over the past two years, 14% below the Wigan median. On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 118% above the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Atherton South & Lilford and Leigh West next to other wards of Wigan.