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Atherton South & Lilford
vs Tyldesley & Mosley Common

Tyldesley & Mosley Common has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Atherton South & Lilford. Homes in Tyldesley & Mosley Common sold for a median of £230,000, 24% above Atherton South & Lilford. Tyldesley & Mosley Common has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Wigan with Atherton South & Lilford highlighted
312 postcodes
Map of Wigan with Tyldesley & Mosley Common highlighted
339 postcodes
Map of Wigan
city average

People

Atherton South & Lilford has 12,961 residents in 5,873 households; Tyldesley & Mosley Common has 12,691 in 5,698. Atherton South & Lilford has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 2.4 percentage points more than Tyldesley & Mosley Common (Wigan: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 32%).

12,961Residents (2021)
12,691Residents (2021)
329,330Residents (2021)
5,873Households
5,698Households
143,105Households
15.7%Aged 15–29
16.6%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
20.8%Aged 65 and over
18.4%Aged 65 and over
19.3%Aged 65 and over
31.8%Living alone
31.9%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Atherton South & Lilford (38%) and semi-detached houses in Tyldesley & Mosley Common (41%). Atherton South & Lilford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 8.1 percentage points more than Tyldesley & Mosley Common (Wigan: 66%). Atherton South & Lilford has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 1.9 percentage points more than Tyldesley & Mosley Common (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £185,000 in Atherton South & Lilford and £230,000 in Tyldesley & Mosley Common, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£185,000Median sale price
£230,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
72.2%Owner-occupied
64.1%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
19.8%Private renting
17.9%Private renting
15.9%Private renting
7.7%Social renting
16.7%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
17.8%Detached houses
19.8%Detached houses
19.2%Detached houses
33.4%Semi-detached houses
41.2%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Semi-detached houses
38.2%Terraced houses
30.9%Terraced houses
26.1%Terraced houses
9.5%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 89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Atherton South & Lilford, and 65 in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. The typical postcode is 358 m from the nearest school in Atherton South & Lilford and 388 m in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. The typical postcode is 1,873 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Atherton South & Lilford and 1,823 m in Tyldesley & Mosley Common. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Atherton South & Lilford and 94% in Tyldesley & Mosley Common.

18.7%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
89Services within 15 min (median)
65Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
358 mNearest school (median)
388 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
69Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
764Postcodes in flood risk areas
91.6%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 South & Lilford

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.

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 South & Lilford and Tyldesley & Mosley Common next to other wards of Wigan.