Wingates’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Wingates’ built-up area.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WingatesGreater Manchester
A village in Greater Manchester, North West, home to 1,936 people.
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Photo: Roger May · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,936
Census 2021 · Bolton council
Median home
£175K
90 sales in 3 years
Median age
41.5
16% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Wingates a good place to live?
Wingates’s strongest is hazard risk (A). At a median £175,000, a home costs 4.1 times the yearly income of households in the Bolton council area. Health lags (D): life expectancy 76 for men, 79.9 for women. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Wingates has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects still get grades, below.
What makes Wingates stand out
The 3 things Wingates does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
37% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
How Wingates grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Wingates is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Wingates has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects still get grades, below.
HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →Jobs & incomeMean household income £42,375COpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 86% of towns in England; secondary results beat 27% of towns in EnglandBOpen →WalkabilityAbout average among the towns comparedB−Open →
SafetyNo police.uk data–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingCOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 2.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB+Open →Civic life0.5 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wingates.
Health
Lifespans in Wingates run shorter than in 93% of UK towns
Just over a fifth of residents in Wingates live with a disability. This Greater Manchester town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.5 miles away. The nearest A&E to Wingates is Royal Bolton Hospital, 4 miles away.
81%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Wingates | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
76
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
79.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
SchoolsB
School results in Wingates are better than in 59% of towns in England
At the 15 primary schools within 3 km, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 42.5, with 38% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
BSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gates Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 290 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade C
Wingates gets a C for cost of living grade
16% live in social housing, below Greater Manchester’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The £175,000 median rests on 90 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Private rents average £894 a month across the Bolton council area.
£175Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Wingates£175K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £418,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £204,000 | 25 |
| Terraced | £166,000 | 45 |
| Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | 7 |
61%
of households own their home · England 61%
23%
rent privately · England 21%
£894
average private rent a month, Bolton council area
£2,414
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
Old homes shape Wingates: 37% were built before 1919, more than in both Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II covers all 1 listed building that Historic England records here. For its size, Wingates has 5 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below both Greater Manchester’s towns (7) and England’s towns (39).
1listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
37%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
5
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Fewer commuters in Wingates walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 15%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 3.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026, between Greater Manchester’s towns (3.6%) and England’s towns (2.3%). 83% of commuters drove to work at the census. About 4% of its commuters stay in Wingates for work. For 36% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot8%
Train3%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
36%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
27%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 54% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer people in Wingates hold a degree than in Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 27%
Line up the people of Wingates by age and the one in the middle is 41.5. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Greater Manchester’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). Under 15: 18% of residents.
41.5median age
WingatesGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wingates | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wingates
14pages on Wingates
The big questions
SafetyNo police.uk data for Greater ManchesterCost of livingCMedian home £175K · rent £894 a monthHousing33 sold in 12 months · busiest street Chorley RoadSchoolsB1 state schoolHealthDLife expectancy 76 (men), 79.9 (women)Work & commuteC44% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Wingates’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WesthoughtonHunger HillAspullHindleyHorwichAthertonBlackrodWingates
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingates | 1,936 | — | — | C | — | D |
| Westhoughton | 21,969 | 0.9 | — | D | — | C |
| Hunger Hill | 1,299 | 1.5 | — | D | — | B− |
| Aspull | 4,937 | 2.4 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Hindley | 24,485 | 2.4 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Horwich | 20,703 | 2.6 | — | D | — | C− |
| Atherton | 27,571 | 2.6 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Blackrod | 5,340 | 3.2 | — | D | — | C |
Hunger Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Westhoughton, Hunger Hill, Aspull, Hindley, Horwich, Atherton and Blackrod have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Wingates
How many listed buildings are there in Wingates?
1 on Historic England’s list.
Is Wingates expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £175,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £105,000, terraced houses £166,000, semi-detached houses £204,000 and detached houses £418,000. Household incomes are lower than in 88% of UK towns, so cost of living grades C.
Is Wingates safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Wingates has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
About Wingates
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Wingates is a built-up area of 1,936 people, in the Bolton 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
- 1,936 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bolton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001159
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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