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Standish with Langtree
vs Wigan West

Wigan West has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Standish with Langtree. Homes in Standish with Langtree sold for a median of £257,750, 61% above Wigan West. Standish with Langtree has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Wigan with Standish with Langtree highlighted
325 postcodes
Map of Wigan with Wigan West highlighted
273 postcodes
Map of Wigan
city average

People

Standish with Langtree has 14,220 residents in 6,069 households; Wigan West has 13,460 in 5,931. Standish with Langtree has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 2.7 percentage points more than Wigan West (Wigan: 19%). Wigan West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5.4 percentage points more than Standish with Langtree (Wigan: 31%).

14,220Residents (2021)
13,460Residents (2021)
329,330Residents (2021)
6,069Households
5,931Households
143,105Households
16.4%Aged 15–29
17.8%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 65 and over
17.3%Aged 65 and over
19.3%Aged 65 and over
26.6%Living alone
32.0%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Standish with Langtree (42%) and terraced houses in Wigan West (42%). Standish with Langtree has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 19.9 percentage points more than Wigan West (Wigan: 66%). Wigan West has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 10.8 percentage points more than Standish with Langtree (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £257,750 in Standish with Langtree and £160,000 in Wigan West, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£257,750Median sale price
£160,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
80.8%Owner-occupied
60.9%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
9.8%Private renting
20.6%Private renting
15.9%Private renting
8.5%Social renting
17.9%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
42.1%Detached houses
9.5%Detached houses
19.2%Detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
41.2%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Semi-detached houses
13.8%Terraced houses
42.4%Terraced houses
26.1%Terraced houses
7.0%Flats
5.0%Flats
7.4%Flats

Surroundings

Standish with Langtree has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 10.5 percentage points more than Wigan West (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Standish with Langtree, and 79 in Wigan West. The typical postcode is 425 m from the nearest school in Standish with Langtree and 360 m in Wigan West. The typical postcode is 3,480 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Standish with Langtree and 1,673 m in Wigan West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Standish with Langtree and 97% in Wigan West.

24.1%Green space within 500 m
13.6%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
68Services within 15 min (median)
79Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
425 mNearest school (median)
360 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
4Postcodes in flood risk areas
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
764Postcodes in flood risk areas
90.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

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.

Standish with Langtree

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.

Wigan West

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.

Standish with Langtree and Wigan West next to other wards of Wigan.