Douglas
vs Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor
Douglas has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. Homes in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor sold for a median of £235,500, 57% above Douglas. Douglas has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Douglas has 13,166 residents in 5,836 households; Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has 12,244 in 5,343. Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 8.9 percentage points more than Douglas (Wigan: 19%). Douglas has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 5.8 percentage points more than Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 51% of homes in Douglas and 52% in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 34 percentage points more than Douglas (Wigan: 66%). Douglas has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 13.2 percentage points more than Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £150,000 in Douglas and £235,500 in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (18% and 18%). A typical postcode has 109 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Douglas, and 20 in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. The typical postcode is 488 m from the nearest school in Douglas and 544 m in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. The typical postcode is 792 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Douglas and 1,486 m in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Douglas and 93% in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor.
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.
Douglas is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 13,166 people in 5,836 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £150,000 over the past two years, 25% below the Wigan median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wigan average.
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,244 people in 5,343 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,500 over the past two years, 18% above the Wigan median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Douglas and Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor next to other wards of Wigan.