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4,937 residents make their home in this town in Greater Manchester, North West. Primary school results beat 99% of towns in England.
Where it does best is cost of living (B+): homes sell for a median £200,000, about 4.7 times local household income. It is hard to get around without a car (C−): on the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Health is a weak point: life expectancy 78.3 for men, 83.4 for women. Hazards are a real consideration: 6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · life expectancy, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Aspull has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Every other subject still has a grade below.
The 3 things Aspull does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Aspull is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Aspull has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Every other subject still has a grade below.
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Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Aspull’s built-up area.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aspull.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £46K a year before tax, near Greater Manchester’s towns (£46K) and lower than England’s towns (£55K). 38% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the town’s 2 primary schools, just over four in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Both of the town’s schools appear below. GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: 38% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 41.1.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady's RC Primary School WiganLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 208 | A+ |
| Aspull Church Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 202 | A− |
Men in Aspull can expect to live to 78.3, women to 83.4 (2019–23). At the census, 6.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Greater Manchester’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches just over a fifth of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Aspull | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Owners make up 72% of households, higher than both Greater Manchester’s towns (58%) and England’s towns (61%). Half of the 138 standard sales inside Aspull’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £200,000. Private rents average £746 a month across the Wigan council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £305,000 | 37 |
| Semi-detached | £193,000 | 61 |
| Terraced | £173,600 | 29 |
| Flat or maisonette | £118,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, below Greater Manchester’s towns (20%) and close to England’s towns (16%). Aspull has 18 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
15% are under 15, below Greater Manchester’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike, and on top of that the 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. At 48.2, the median resident of Aspull sits in the middle of the age range. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Aspull | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Aspull. Best known first.
MuseumMuseum of Wigan Life3.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumHorwich Heritage Centre3.8 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionBridge Warehouse3.9 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Orwell at Wigan Pier4 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionTrencherfield Mill4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
9 listed buildings in Aspull.
Church of St David: Photo: David Long · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Higher Highfield: Photo: Plucas58 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hilton's Farm and Attached Outbuildings to North East: Photo: Plucas58 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · St David Haigh and Aspull Church of England Primary School and School House: Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0
5 notable people were born in Aspull.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspull | 4,937 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Blackrod | 5,340 | 1.5 | — | D | — | C |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 12,186 | 2.4 | — | A | — | D− |
| Wingates | 1,936 | 2.4 | — | C | — | D |
| Horwich | 20,703 | 2.5 | — | D | — | C− |
| Hindley | 24,485 | 2.9 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Westhoughton | 21,969 | 3.1 | — | D | — | C |
| Adlington | 8,777 | 3.3 | A− | A | B− | C+ |
Wingates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Blackrod, Ince-in-Makerfield, Wingates, Horwich, Hindley and Westhoughton have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Aspull has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £200,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £118,000, terraced houses £173,600, semi-detached houses £193,000 and detached houses £305,000.
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Aspull is a built-up area of 4,937 people, in the Wigan council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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