Pemberton
vs Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor
Pemberton has the younger population: 18% 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, 47% above Pemberton. Pemberton has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Pemberton has 14,443 residents in 6,082 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%, 9.1 percentage points more than Pemberton (Wigan: 19%). Pemberton has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4.7 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: 46% of homes in Pemberton and 52% in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 34.8 percentage points more than Pemberton (Wigan: 66%). Pemberton has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 5.1 percentage points more than Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £160,000 in Pemberton and £235,500 in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Pemberton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 1.3 percentage points more than Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 52 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pemberton, and 20 in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. The typical postcode is 391 m from the nearest school in Pemberton and 544 m in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. The typical postcode is 1,359 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pemberton and 1,486 m in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Pemberton 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.
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.
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.
Pemberton and Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor next to other wards of Wigan.