Winstanley
vs Worsley Mesnes
Worsley Mesnes has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Winstanley. Homes in Winstanley sold for a median of £220,000, 20% above Worsley Mesnes. Worsley Mesnes has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Winstanley has 11,064 residents in 4,435 households; Worsley Mesnes has 12,697 in 5,407. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 20%). Worsley Mesnes has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 8.8 percentage points more than Winstanley (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Winstanley and 54% in Worsley Mesnes. Winstanley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 92%, 25.3 percentage points more than Worsley Mesnes (Wigan: 66%). Worsley Mesnes has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 5.7 percentage points more than Winstanley (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Winstanley 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%, 3 percentage points more than Winstanley (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Winstanley, and 72 in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 321 m from the nearest school in Winstanley and 364 m in Worsley Mesnes. The typical postcode is 1,117 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Winstanley and 1,422 m in Worsley Mesnes. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Winstanley 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.
Winstanley is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 11,064 people in 4,435 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 10% 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.
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.
Winstanley and Worsley Mesnes next to other wards of Wigan.