Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor
vs Wigan West
Wigan West 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 Wigan West. Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has 12,244 residents in 5,343 households; Wigan West has 13,460 in 5,931. Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 8.3 percentage points more than Wigan West (Wigan: 19%). Wigan West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4.8 percentage points more than Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor (52%) and terraced houses in Wigan West (42%). Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 23.7 percentage points more than Wigan West (Wigan: 66%). Wigan West has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 10.9 percentage points more than Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £235,500 in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and £160,000 in Wigan West, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 4.3 percentage points more than Wigan West (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor, and 79 in Wigan West. The typical postcode is 544 m from the nearest school in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and 360 m in Wigan West. The typical postcode is 1,486 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and 1,673 m in Wigan West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and 97% in Wigan West.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
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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.
Wigan West is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 13,460 people in 5,931 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £160,000 over the past two years, 20% below the Wigan median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor and Wigan West next to other wards of Wigan.