Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor
vs Standish with Langtree
Standish with Langtree has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. Homes in Standish with Langtree sold for a median of £257,750, 9% above Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor. Standish with Langtree has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has 12,244 residents in 5,343 households; Standish with Langtree has 14,220 in 6,069. Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 5.6 percentage points more than Standish with Langtree (Wigan: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 27%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor (52%) and detached houses in Standish with Langtree (42%). Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 3.8 percentage points more than Standish with Langtree (Wigan: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (10% and 10%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £235,500 in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and £257,750 in Standish with Langtree, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Standish with Langtree has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 6.2 percentage points more than Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor, and 68 in Standish with Langtree. The typical postcode is 544 m from the nearest school in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and 425 m in Standish with Langtree. The typical postcode is 1,486 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and 3,480 m in Standish with Langtree. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and 90% in Standish with Langtree.
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.
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.
Standish with Langtree is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 14,220 people in 6,069 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £257,750 over the past two years, 29% above the Wigan median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% above the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and Standish with Langtree next to other wards of Wigan.