Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North
vs Worsley Mesnes
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Worsley Mesnes. Homes in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North sold for a median of £185,000, in line with Worsley Mesnes. Worsley Mesnes has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has 11,433 residents in 4,978 households; Worsley Mesnes has 12,697 in 5,407. Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 2.9 percentage points more than Worsley Mesnes (Wigan: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).
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 54% in Worsley Mesnes. Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 1.5 percentage points more than Worsley Mesnes (Wigan: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (12% and 12%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £185,000 in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and £183,750 in Worsley Mesnes, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Worsley Mesnes has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 10.9 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 72 in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 360 m from the nearest school in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and 364 m in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 703 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and 1,422 m in Worsley Mesnes. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and 91% in Worsley Mesnes.
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.
Worsley Mesnes is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,697 people in 5,407 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £183,750 over the past two years, 8% below the Wigan median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North and Worsley Mesnes next to other wards of Wigan.