Is Hindley, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

Is Hindley a nice place to live or is Hindley a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Hindley meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Hindley?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hindley. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Hindley. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Hindley Green15881
2Westhoughton South14708
3Worsley Mesnes11418
4Hindley11128
5Wigan Central8131
6Wigan West7897
7Abram5377
8Douglas4292
9Leigh West3527
10Ince3414
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Wigan, the locals take no pride in their health or appearance

Is Hindley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hindley, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Hindley residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Warrington5.04
Salford5.96
Bolton6.15
Wigan (Hindley)6.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hindley. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Hindley. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Hindley Green (Best)10593
2Westhoughton South9964
3Wigan Central9888
4Worsley Mesnes8048
5Hindley7316
6Wigan West6820
7Leigh West5010
8Abram4515
9Douglas3996
10Ince (Worst)2389
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Leigh, can you say "hor reet" without laughing?

Is Hindley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hindley. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Hindley Green16210
2Westhoughton South15673
3Wigan Central13705
4Hindley12457
5Worsley Mesnes11847
6Wigan West10200
7Abram6807
8Douglas6077
9Leigh West5474
10Ince3889
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Hindley?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Hindley rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Greater Manchester.

BedsWiganGreater Manchester
1£395£625
2£495£650
3£600£750
4£885£1150
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Hindley per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Hindley, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Hindley's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Warrington UA£694.50
2Bolton£619.00
3Wigan (Hindley)£613.10
4Salford£605.20
Wages
FAILED



So, is Hindley a nice place to live?

Is Hindley a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.