Orrell
vs Pemberton
Pemberton has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Orrell. Homes in Orrell sold for a median of £231,250, 45% above Pemberton. Pemberton has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Orrell has 12,086 residents in 5,304 households; Pemberton has 14,443 in 6,082. Orrell has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 6.7 percentage points more than Pemberton (Wigan: 19%). Pemberton has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 2.9 percentage points more than Orrell (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Orrell and 46% in Pemberton. Orrell has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 32 percentage points more than Pemberton (Wigan: 66%). Pemberton has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 4.9 percentage points more than Orrell (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £231,250 in Orrell and £160,000 in Pemberton, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Pemberton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 2.4 percentage points more than Orrell (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Orrell, and 52 in Pemberton. The typical postcode is 411 m from the nearest school in Orrell and 391 m in Pemberton. The typical postcode is 1,004 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Orrell and 1,359 m in Pemberton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Orrell and 94% in Pemberton.
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.
Orrell is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,086 people in 5,304 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £231,250 over the past two years, 16% above the Wigan median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Wigan average.
Pemberton is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 14,443 people in 6,082 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £160,000 over the past two years, 20% below 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.
Orrell and Pemberton next to other wards of Wigan.