Oakengates, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Oakengates is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Oakengates is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Oakengates is located in the Standish with Langtree ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.588137, -2.657822
Grid Ref SD565103
Suburb Beech Hill
Constituency Wigan
Postcodes WN6 0XL

House Prices

The average house price in Oakengates is 77.85% higher than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 8 Oakengates, that sold for £625,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Oakengates

Date No. Type Price
20/10/2021 8 Detached £625,000

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

Crime in Oakengates, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Oakengates 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 Oakengates and compared that to the average for the Standish with Langtree ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oakengates, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Standish with Langtree ward

Social economic statistics for Oakengates

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 Oakengates is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oakengates 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 Oakengates experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oakengates are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Oakengates involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oakengates are in the top 20% least 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 Oakengates are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Oakengates, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oakengates are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oakengates

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

Unemployment in Oakengates

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.
1.73% of Oakengates residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oakengates

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oakengates. The proportion of retirees on Oakengates is 0.61% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.99% of Oakengates residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oakengates

The proportion of home owners on Oakengates is 35.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.84% of properties in Oakengates are private rented and 0% are social rented.
97.16% of residents of Oakengates own their home

Country of Birth of Oakengates residents

The proportion if Oakengates residents born in the UK is 13.69% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.66% of Oakengates residents were born outside the UK.
96.34% of Oakengates residents were born in the UK

Oakengates Summary

With house prices in Oakengates more than the average for Greater Manchester and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Oakengates is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Oakengates has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Oakengates maybe difficult.

Oakengates has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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