Orrell
vs Winstanley
Winstanley has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Orrell. Homes in Orrell sold for a median of £231,250, 5% above Winstanley. Winstanley has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Orrell has 12,086 residents in 5,304 households; Winstanley has 11,064 in 4,435. Orrell has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 1.9 percentage points more than Winstanley (Wigan: 19%). Orrell has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 8.2 percentage points more than Winstanley (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Orrell and 61% in Winstanley. Winstanley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 92%, 10.6 percentage points more than Orrell (Wigan: 66%). Orrell has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 3.6 percentage points more than Winstanley (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £231,250 in Orrell and £220,000 in Winstanley, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Winstanley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 1.5 percentage points more than Orrell (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Orrell, and 44 in Winstanley. The typical postcode is 411 m from the nearest school in Orrell and 321 m in Winstanley. The typical postcode is 1,004 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Orrell and 1,117 m in Winstanley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Orrell and 92% in Winstanley.
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.
Winstanley is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 11,064 people in 4,435 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 10% 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.
Orrell and Winstanley next to other wards of Wigan.