Orrell
vs Worsley Mesnes
Worsley Mesnes has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Orrell. Homes in Orrell sold for a median of £231,250, 26% above Worsley Mesnes. Worsley Mesnes has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Orrell has 12,086 residents in 5,304 households; Worsley Mesnes has 12,697 in 5,407. Orrell has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 2.8 percentage points more than Worsley Mesnes (Wigan: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Orrell and 54% in Worsley Mesnes. Orrell has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 14.7 percentage points more than Worsley Mesnes (Wigan: 66%). Worsley Mesnes has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2.1 percentage points more than Orrell (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £231,250 in Orrell 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%, 4.5 percentage points more than Orrell (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Orrell, and 72 in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 411 m from the nearest school in Orrell and 364 m in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 1,004 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Orrell and 1,422 m in Worsley Mesnes. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Orrell 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.
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.
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.
Orrell and Worsley Mesnes next to other wards of Wigan.