Is Burns Avenue in Wigan a nice place to live?

Burns Avenue is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed European Settlers. Burns Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Burns Avenue is located in the Atherton ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.533395, -2.48765
Grid Ref SD677041
Constituency Bolton West
Postcodes M46 9SN, WN7 5LE

House Prices

The average house price in Burns Avenue is 17.61% higher than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 12 Burns Avenue, that sold for £172,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Burns Avenue

Date No. Type Price
28/10/2022 12 Semi £172,000
29/07/2022 20 Semi £164,000

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

Crime in Burns Avenue, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Burns Avenue 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 Burns Avenue and compared that to the average for the Atherton ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Burns Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Atherton ward

Social economic statistics for Burns Avenue

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Burns Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Burns Avenue 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 Burns Avenue are in the top 10% 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 Burns Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Burns Avenue are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Burns Avenue

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

Unemployment in Burns Avenue

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.
4.3% of Burns Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Burns Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Burns Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Burns Avenue is 7.13% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.47% of Burns Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Burns Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Burns Avenue is 29.92% lower than the national average of 62%. 26.42% of properties in Burns Avenue are private rented and 39.62% are social rented.
32.08% of residents of Burns Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Burns Avenue residents

The proportion if Burns Avenue residents born in the UK is 6.69% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.66% of Burns Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
89.34% of Burns Avenue residents were born in the UK

Burns Avenue Summary

With house prices in Burns Avenue less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Burns Avenue is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Burns Avenue has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Burns Avenue maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Burns Avenue 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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