Land Gate’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Land Gate’s built-up area.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Land GateGreater Manchester
Home to 935 people, this village lies in Greater Manchester, North West.
Population
935
Census 2021 · Wigan council
Median home
£140K
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
38.4
14% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
13%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
22%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Land Gate a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Land Gate is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. A degree-level qualification is held by 13% of adults. Homes sell for a median £140,000. Band D council tax is £2,152.
What makes Land Gate stand out
The 3 things Land Gate does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Land Gate.
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Land Gate, above Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 14% of residents. Half of Land Gate is older than 38.4, half younger. 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
38.4median age
Land GateGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications32%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level13%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Land Gate | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 13% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
More people aged 16 to 64 in Land Gate claim unemployment benefits than in Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 4.8%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 10% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working from home was the norm for one in ten workers at the census. 1% of commuters who live in Land Gate also work there. Before tax, the average household brings in £42K a year. At the census, 22% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Greater Manchester’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (27%).
22%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving75%
Bus10%
On foot9%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
57%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
10%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
4.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Fewer households own their home in Land Gate than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 28%
Social housing holds three in five households, above Greater Manchester’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £746 a month across the Wigan council area.
£140Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Land Gate£140K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £140,000 | 7 |
28%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£746
average private rent a month, Wigan council area
£2,152
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Bad health is more common in Land Gate than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 9% of residents
27% of residents have a disability, higher than both Greater Manchester’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: three quarters of Land Gate’s residents. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 0.5 miles off.
75%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Land Gate | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 27% | 18% | 17% |
77.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Land Gate’s one listed building is Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
10%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
11
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Museum of Wigan Life and 4 more in and around Land Gate
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Land Gate. Best known first.
MuseumMuseum of Wigan Life3.5 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseBispham Hall4.4 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionBridge Warehouse3.2 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Orwell at Wigan Pier3.2 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionTrencherfield Mill3.1 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Museum of Wigan Life: Hindleyite, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bispham Hall: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Land Gate
13pages on Land Gate
The big questions
Land Gate’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Ashton-in-MakerfieldWiganPlatt Bridge and AbramInce-in-MakerfieldBillingeHaydockBickershawLand Gate
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Gate | 935 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 26,367 | 1.1 | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Wigan | 81,580 | 2.1 | — | A− | — | D |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 10,587 | 2.1 | — | A− | — | D− |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 12,186 | 2.6 | — | A | — | D− |
| Billinge | 4,963 | 2.8 | B− | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Haydock | 16,143 | 3.1 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Bickershaw | 2,277 | 3.2 | — | B+ | — | D |
Bickershaw has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Platt Bridge and Abram, Ince-in-Makerfield and Bickershaw have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Land Gate
Is Land Gate safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Land Gate has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
About Land Gate
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Land Gate is a built-up area of 935 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
- Population
- 935 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wigan
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001235
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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