Charles Street, Widnes, Cheshire

Charles Street is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Charles Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Charles Street is located in the Kingsway ward of the Halton district in Cheshire.
Coordinates 53.365985, -2.731699
Grid Ref SJ514857
Suburb Simm's Cross
Constituency Halton
Postcodes WA8 6NN

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Charles Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Charles Street, Cheshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cheshire Police in Charles Street 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 Charles Street and compared that to the average for the Kingsway ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Charles Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingsway ward

Social economic statistics for Charles Street

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 Charles Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Charles Street 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 Charles Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Charles Street 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 Charles Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Charles Street are in the top 20% 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 Charles Street 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 Charles Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Charles Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Charles Street

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

Unemployment in Charles Street

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.
4.58% of Charles Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Charles Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Charles Street. The proportion of retirees on Charles Street is 1.82% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.42% of Charles Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Charles Street

The proportion of home owners on Charles Street is 0.020000000000003% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.57% of properties in Charles Street are private rented and 26.45% are social rented.
61.98% of residents of Charles Street own their home

Country of Birth of Charles Street residents

The proportion if Charles Street residents born in the UK is 12.53% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.82% of Charles Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.18% of Charles Street residents were born in the UK

Charles Street Summary

Charles Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Charles Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Charles Street 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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