Ashton-in-Makerfield West
Wigan · North West · population 7,180 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Ashton-in-Makerfield · Postcode WN4
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,679 of 6,856 in England
- #398 of 932 in North West
- #16 of 40 in Wigan
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 68% · No religion 27% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 3%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Ashton-in-Makerfield West sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,679 of 6,856 in England, and #16 of 40 in Wigan. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (74) and lowest on Living environment (22). Typical homes here, about £187,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 54% in five years (from 105 sales), 6% below the wider Wigan median of £198,750. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #888 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £34,261 a year, in the bottom third of England.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £187,500 | 105 | -5.7% | +53.7% |
| Detached | £340,000 | 24 | +0.1% | +47.8% |
| Semi-detached | £207,000 | 41 | -0.8% | +51.1% |
| Terraced | £145,000 | 39 | +14.2% | +50.3% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #888 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Ashton-in-Makerfield West has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Wigan
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Malton & Norton NorthNorth Yorkshire46£215,000
- Perry Beeches WestBirmingham46£225,500
- FakenhamNorth Norfolk46£252,500
- Rushey Mead NorthLeicester46£257,000
- West ThurrockThurrock46£297,000
- Houghton Regis SouthCentral Bedfordshire46£338,750