Electoral wardE05014999
Hindley Green ward, Wigan
Hindley Green is one of 25 electoral wards of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 14,041 residents in 5,889 households — 2,348 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Leigh and Atherton and Makerfield constituencies.
Residents, 202114,041council ward average 13,173
Households5,8892.38 residents per household
Density2,348/ km²about 5.98 km² · Wigan 1,750
Aged 65+20.4%Wigan: 19.3% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 769
5–95.6% · 781
10–156.9% · 968
16–193.9% · 550
20–245.2% · 728
25–3413.3% · 1,867
35–4918.2% · 2,561
50–6421.0% · 2,953
65–7411.5% · 1,610
75–847.3% · 1,029
85+1.6% · 227
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.3% · 840
1 car or van41.2% · 2,424
2 cars or vans34.3% · 2,017
3 or more10.3% · 608
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wigan overall: 66.4% owned, 17.0% social rented, 15.9% private rented.
Owned outright41.2% · 2,427
With mortgage36.9% · 2,175
Shared ownership0.7% · 42
Social rented9.2% · 540
Private rented11.9% · 703
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house24.5% · 1,443
Semi-detached house53.4% · 3,143
Terraced house17.9% · 1,051
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 208
Converted house0.3% · 18
Other conversion0.2% · 11
Above shop / office0.2% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014999- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton, Makerfield
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 25
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbram15.4% aged 65+ · 60.8% owned15,825AAshton-in-Makerfield South22.2% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned11,098AAstley18.7% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned13,135AAtherton North16.5% aged 65+ · 56.0% owned13,809AAtherton South & Lilford20.5% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned14,245BBryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North24.4% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned11,943GGolborne & Lowton West19.7% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned11,410HHindley19.0% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned13,235IInce14.2% aged 65+ · 41.3% owned12,451LLeigh Central & Higher Folds15.9% aged 65+ · 55.8% owned17,543LLeigh South20.7% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned12,117LLeigh West16.6% aged 65+ · 53.7% owned13,581LLowton East20.9% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned13,976OOrrell23.0% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned12,764
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.