Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North
vs Golborne & Lowton West
Golborne & Lowton West has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. Homes in Golborne & Lowton West sold for a median of £215,000, 16% above Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. Golborne & Lowton West has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has 11,433 residents in 4,978 households; Golborne & Lowton West has 12,124 in 5,364. Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 3.3 percentage points more than Golborne & Lowton West (Wigan: 19%). Golborne & Lowton West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 1.6 percentage points more than Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and 56% in Golborne & Lowton West. Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 4.2 percentage points more than Golborne & Lowton West (Wigan: 66%). Golborne & Lowton West has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 4.6 percentage points more than Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £185,000 in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and £215,000 in Golborne & Lowton West, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Golborne & Lowton West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 4.4 percentage points more than Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 67 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North, and 64 in Golborne & Lowton West. The typical postcode is 360 m from the nearest school in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and 364 m in Golborne & Lowton West. The typical postcode is 703 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and 3,093 m in Golborne & Lowton West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and 92% in Golborne & Lowton 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.
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 11,433 people in 4,978 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £185,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Wigan median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the Wigan average.
Golborne & Lowton West is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,124 people in 5,364 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Wigan median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and Golborne & Lowton West next to other wards of Wigan.