Hindley Green
vs Leigh West
Leigh West has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Hindley Green. Homes in Hindley Green sold for a median of £218,250, 26% above Leigh West. Leigh West has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Hindley Green has 12,722 residents in 5,343 households; Leigh West has 15,426 in 6,618. Hindley Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 4.9 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 19%). Leigh West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 7.5 percentage points more than Hindley Green (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 52% of homes in Hindley Green and 49% in Leigh West. Hindley Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 80%, 27 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 66%). Leigh West has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 7.4 percentage points more than Hindley Green (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £218,250 in Hindley Green 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%, 20.9 percentage points more than Hindley Green (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 32 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hindley Green, and 59 in Leigh West. The typical postcode is 513 m from the nearest school in Hindley Green and 406 m in Leigh West. The typical postcode is 2,194 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hindley Green and 4,062 m in Leigh West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Hindley Green 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.
Hindley Green is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,722 people in 5,343 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £218,250 over the past two years, 9% above the Wigan median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with 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.
Hindley Green and Leigh West next to other wards of Wigan.