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Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

6.4% to 28.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.4% in Winstanley to 28.9% in Leigh Central & Higher Folds — a gap of 22.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Winstanley	6.4%	295	4,624
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor	9.7%	520	5,343
Standish with Langtree	9.8%	597	6,069
Orrell	9.9%	527	5,304
Astley	10.4%	597	5,766
Lowton East	10.7%	633	5,901
Hindley Green	11.3%	588	5,222
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley	11.3%	587	5,190
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North	12.1%	603	4,978
Worsley Mesnes	12.2%	636	5,218
Leigh South	13.9%	788	5,672
Atherton North	14.6%	913	6,247
Pemberton	14.8%	893	6,033
Ashton-in-Makerfield South	15.6%	772	4,963
Hindley	16.4%	1,004	6,111
Golborne & Lowton West	16.7%	898	5,364
Tyldesley & Mosley Common	18%	1,002	5,554
Leigh West	18.9%	1,277	6,756
Ince	19.8%	1,178	5,944
Wigan West	20.5%	1,225	5,980
Atherton South & Lilford	21.2%	1,325	6,240
Wigan Central	21.4%	1,228	5,729
Abram	21.8%	1,363	6,264
Douglas	22.9%	1,336	5,836
Leigh Central & Higher Folds	28.9%	1,973	6,828

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8% to 8.7%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.8% in Winstanley to 8.7% in Leigh West — a gap of 4.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Winstanley	3.8%	441	11,650
Astley	3.9%	543	14,067
Standish with Langtree	4.3%	605	14,229
Lowton East	4.5%	627	13,801
Orrell	4.8%	585	12,099
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor	4.8%	592	12,239
Ashton-in-Makerfield South	5.3%	622	11,761
Atherton South & Lilford	5.4%	739	13,739
Hindley Green	5.6%	699	12,452
Wigan Central	6%	725	12,035
Tyldesley & Mosley Common	6.2%	765	12,315
Wigan West	6.2%	848	13,574
Leigh Central & Higher Folds	6.3%	943	15,068
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley	6.3%	753	11,878
Worsley Mesnes	6.7%	806	12,115
Golborne & Lowton West	6.8%	822	12,108
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North	6.8%	779	11,430
Leigh South	6.9%	866	12,633
Abram	7.3%	1,101	15,146
Douglas	7.3%	959	13,169
Atherton North	7.5%	1,053	14,131
Hindley	7.6%	1,050	13,777
Ince	8%	1,112	13,920
Pemberton	8.2%	1,170	14,332
Leigh West	8.7%	1,364	15,695

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People aged 65 or over

13.5% to 25.5%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 13.5% in Ince to 25.5% in Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor — a gap of 12 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ince	13.5%	1,879	13,916
Leigh Central & Higher Folds	15.3%	2,300	15,057
Abram	15.8%	2,395	15,147
Leigh West	16%	2,514	15,677
Pemberton	16.5%	2,374	14,349
Douglas	16.6%	2,193	13,188
Atherton North	17%	2,403	14,145
Wigan West	17.3%	2,347	13,542
Tyldesley & Mosley Common	18.5%	2,278	12,339
Astley	18.7%	2,624	14,056
Hindley	19.7%	2,713	13,777
Standish with Langtree	20%	2,837	14,219
Golborne & Lowton West	20%	2,426	12,126
Winstanley	20.3%	2,359	11,616
Atherton South & Lilford	20.5%	2,809	13,731
Hindley Green	20.5%	2,558	12,478
Leigh South	21%	2,650	12,635
Wigan Central	21%	2,529	12,046
Worsley Mesnes	21.3%	2,581	12,114
Lowton East	21.3%	2,945	13,817
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley	22.5%	2,668	11,880
Ashton-in-Makerfield South	22.5%	2,648	11,756
Orrell	23.3%	2,808	12,072
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North	23.3%	2,667	11,432
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor	25.5%	3,132	12,261

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.8% to 28.8%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 13.8% in Standish with Langtree to 28.8% in Ince — a gap of 15 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Standish with Langtree	13.8%	1,625	11,747
Lowton East	14%	1,595	11,376
Astley	14.6%	1,645	11,295
Winstanley	15.1%	1,432	9,498
Orrell	15.8%	1,580	10,000
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor	15.8%	1,617	10,226
Ashton-in-Makerfield South	17.9%	1,746	9,749
Wigan Central	18.8%	1,912	10,190
Atherton South & Lilford	19.1%	2,177	11,416
Hindley Green	20%	2,047	10,253
Tyldesley & Mosley Common	20.2%	2,035	10,095
Leigh South	20.3%	2,110	10,397
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley	20.5%	2,036	9,913
Wigan West	21.1%	2,344	11,117
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North	21.5%	2,045	9,522
Golborne & Lowton West	22%	2,184	9,912
Leigh Central & Higher Folds	23.2%	2,846	12,252
Worsley Mesnes	24.9%	2,469	9,902
Atherton North	25.2%	2,833	11,231
Abram	25.3%	3,070	12,127
Hindley	25.7%	2,898	11,290
Leigh West	25.8%	3,222	12,481
Douglas	26%	2,743	10,562
Pemberton	28.6%	3,218	11,236
Ince	28.8%	3,149	10,936

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17.5% to 37.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 17.5% in Ince to 37.7% in Standish with Langtree — a gap of 20.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ince	17.5%	1,917	10,936
Pemberton	17.6%	1,981	11,236
Abram	20%	2,420	12,127
Worsley Mesnes	20.6%	2,041	9,902
Hindley	20.7%	2,335	11,290
Leigh West	20.9%	2,603	12,481
Atherton North	21.4%	2,406	11,231
Douglas	22%	2,323	10,562
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North	23.2%	2,211	9,522
Leigh Central & Higher Folds	23.3%	2,856	12,252
Golborne & Lowton West	23.6%	2,336	9,912
Hindley Green	24%	2,461	10,253
Wigan West	24.3%	2,705	11,117
Atherton South & Lilford	25.9%	2,953	11,416
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley	27.2%	2,696	9,913
Leigh South	27.2%	2,832	10,397
Ashton-in-Makerfield South	27.3%	2,665	9,749
Tyldesley & Mosley Common	27.8%	2,807	10,095
Winstanley	30.2%	2,872	9,498
Astley	31.6%	3,570	11,295
Lowton East	32.2%	3,667	11,376
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor	33.5%	3,429	10,226
Orrell	33.8%	3,378	10,000
Wigan Central	34.1%	3,471	10,190
Standish with Langtree	37.7%	4,430	11,747

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.6% to 30.2%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 11.6% in Winstanley to 30.2% in Ince — a gap of 18.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Winstanley	11.6%	534	4,604
Astley	12.4%	709	5,739
Standish with Langtree	13%	791	6,076
Orrell	13.6%	723	5,305
Lowton East	14.2%	835	5,894
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor	14.2%	756	5,333
Ashton-in-Makerfield South	16.4%	815	4,965
Hindley Green	17.1%	894	5,216
Atherton South & Lilford	17.4%	1,084	6,246
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley	19%	987	5,193
Wigan Central	19.5%	1,117	5,725
Tyldesley & Mosley Common	20.6%	1,146	5,557
Leigh South	20.9%	1,188	5,684
Golborne & Lowton West	21.2%	1,133	5,355
Wigan West	21.4%	1,279	5,977
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North	21.8%	1,086	4,985
Leigh Central & Higher Folds	23.4%	1,597	6,824
Worsley Mesnes	23.7%	1,241	5,228
Hindley	24.9%	1,522	6,106
Abram	25%	1,566	6,261
Douglas	25.3%	1,481	5,852
Leigh West	27%	1,825	6,760
Atherton North	27.5%	1,716	6,238
Pemberton	28.5%	1,713	6,019
Ince	30.2%	1,796	5,938

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.1% to 36.9%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.1% in Winstanley to 36.9% in Ince — a gap of 35.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Winstanley	1.1%	50	4,624
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor	5.3%	282	5,343
Ashton-in-Makerfield South	5.3%	263	4,963
Astley	6.7%	386	5,766
Lowton East	7.4%	437	5,901
Atherton South & Lilford	7.6%	473	6,240
Hindley Green	7.6%	396	5,222
Orrell	7.9%	419	5,304
Standish with Langtree	8.5%	513	6,069
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley	14.9%	771	5,190
Leigh Central & Higher Folds	16.1%	1,102	6,828
Tyldesley & Mosley Common	17.2%	953	5,554
Wigan West	17.7%	1,059	5,980
Abram	17.8%	1,113	6,264
Golborne & Lowton West	17.9%	961	5,364
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North	18.7%	929	4,978
Wigan Central	19.6%	1,121	5,729
Leigh South	19.9%	1,127	5,672
Worsley Mesnes	21.1%	1,099	5,218
Hindley	22.9%	1,401	6,111
Douglas	25.8%	1,505	5,836
Leigh West	26.9%	1,814	6,756
Atherton North	29.6%	1,849	6,247
Pemberton	34.9%	2,105	6,033
Ince	36.9%	2,194	5,944

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25 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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