Garden Vale, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Garden Vale is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Garden Vale is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Garden Vale is located in the Leigh West ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.512643, -2.537325
Grid Ref SD644019
Suburb Westleigh
Constituency Leigh
Postcodes WN7 5SY, WN7 5TJ

House Prices

The average house price in Garden Vale is 77.46% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 9 Garden Vale, that sold for £190,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Garden Vale

Date No. Type Price
19/08/2022 9 Terrace £190,000
01/06/2022 26 Flat £50,000
01/06/2022 26 Flat £50,000
01/06/2022 26 Flat £50,000
01/06/2022 26 Flat £50,000
20/05/2022 20 Terrace £210,000
06/08/2021 5 Terrace £185,000
27/03/2020 26 Flat £50,000
10/03/2020 12 Terrace £159,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Garden Vale, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Garden Vale during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Garden Vale and compared that to the average for the Leigh West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Garden Vale, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Leigh West ward

Social economic statistics for Garden Vale

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Garden Vale is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Garden Vale is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Garden Vale experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Garden Vale are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Garden Vale involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Garden Vale are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Garden Vale are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Garden Vale, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Garden Vale are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Garden Vale

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Garden Vale.

Unemployment in Garden Vale

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.49% of Garden Vale residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Garden Vale

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Garden Vale. The proportion of retirees on Garden Vale is 0.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19% of Garden Vale residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Garden Vale

The proportion of home owners on Garden Vale is 18.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 25.27% of properties in Garden Vale are private rented and 31.32% are social rented.
43.41% of residents of Garden Vale own their home

Country of Birth of Garden Vale residents

The proportion if Garden Vale residents born in the UK is 7.84% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.51% of Garden Vale residents were born outside the UK.
90.49% of Garden Vale residents were born in the UK

Garden Vale Summary

With house prices in Garden Vale less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Garden Vale has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Garden Vale maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Garden Vale has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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