Pemberton
vs Worsley Mesnes
Pemberton has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Worsley Mesnes. Homes in Worsley Mesnes sold for a median of £183,750, 15% above Pemberton. Worsley Mesnes has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Pemberton has 14,443 residents in 6,082 households; Worsley Mesnes has 12,697 in 5,407. Worsley Mesnes has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 3.9 percentage points more than Pemberton (Wigan: 19%). Pemberton has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 2.3 percentage points more than Worsley Mesnes (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Pemberton and 54% in Worsley Mesnes. Worsley Mesnes has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 17.3 percentage points more than Pemberton (Wigan: 66%). Pemberton has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 2.8 percentage points more than Worsley Mesnes (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £160,000 in Pemberton 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%, 2.1 percentage points more than Pemberton (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 52 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pemberton, and 72 in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 391 m from the nearest school in Pemberton and 364 m in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 1,359 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pemberton and 1,422 m in Worsley Mesnes. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Pemberton 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.
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.
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.
Pemberton and Worsley Mesnes next to other wards of Wigan.