Worthington’s story
9 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Worthington’s built-up area.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WorthingtonGreater Manchester
Some 838 people live in this village, in Greater Manchester, North West.
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Photo: Plucas58 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
838
Census 2021 · Wigan council
Median home
£190K
61 sales in 3 years
Median age
39.4
14% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Worthington a good place to live?
Worthington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 9 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Homes sell for a median £190,000.
What makes Worthington stand out
The 3 things Worthington does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Manor House; 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
31% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Worthington.
Work & commute
Only 1% of 16 to 64s in Worthington claim unemployment benefits, fewer than in Greater Manchester’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.4. The car took just over nine in ten commuters, above both Greater Manchester’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). 28% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot3%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
1%
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
Most households in Worthington own their home: 74%, more than in Greater Manchester’s towns and across England’s towns
Nearly a quarter of households rent privately. Social housing holds 2% of households, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £746 a month across the Wigan council area.
£190Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Worthington£190K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £385,000 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £207,500 | 11 |
| Terraced | £225,000 | 21 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | 22 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
24%
rent privately · England 21%
£746
average private rent a month, Wigan council area
£2,189
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
Fewer people in Worthington live with a disability than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 10%
89% of people in Worthington rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 2.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Greater Manchester’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1 miles away.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Worthington | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 10% | 18% | 17% |
78.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
More buildings in Worthington are listed than in Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 107 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 24% of Worthington’s land, above Greater Manchester’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Homes from before 1919 make up 19% of the total.
9listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II7
Among them · Grade II*
- Manor House Grade II*
- Worthington Hall Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
19%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
107
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Worthington than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 44% of adults
Children are 16% of the town. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The age that splits Worthington in two is 39.4.
39.4median age
WorthingtonGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Worthington | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.9% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Museum of Wigan Life and 3 more in and around Worthington
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Worthington. Best known first.
MuseumMuseum of Wigan Life3.9 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionBridge Warehouse4 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Orwell at Wigan Pier4.1 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionTrencherfield Mill4.2 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Museum of Wigan Life: Hindleyite, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Worthington
13pages on Worthington
The big questions
SafetyNo police.uk data for Greater ManchesterCost of livingMedian home £190K · rent £746 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Trevore DriveSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 78.4 (men), 83.6 (women)Work & commute47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Worthington’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
StandishShevington MoorBlackrodAspullShevingtonAdlingtonCoppullWorthington
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington | 838 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Standish | 12,937 | 0.9 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Shevington Moor | 2,717 | 2.1 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Blackrod | 5,340 | 2.3 | — | D | — | C |
| Aspull | 4,937 | 2.4 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Shevington | 5,315 | 2.5 | — | B | — | C+ |
| Adlington | 8,777 | 2.6 | A− | A | B− | C+ |
| Coppull | 8,303 | 2.8 | B− | A | B− | C− |
Standish, Shevington Moor, Blackrod, Aspull and Shevington have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Worthington
How many listed buildings are there in Worthington?
That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Worthington safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Worthington has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
Is Worthington expensive to live in?
By type: flats £120,000, terraced houses £225,000, semi-detached houses £207,500 and detached houses £385,000.
About Worthington
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Worthington is a built-up area of 838 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
- 838 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wigan
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001113
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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