Essex Road, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Essex Road is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Essex Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Essex Road is located in the Aspull New Springs Whelley ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.584111, -2.639437
Grid Ref SD577099
Constituency Wigan
Postcodes WN1 2TH

House Prices

The average house price in Essex Road is 100% higher than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 52 Essex Road, that sold for £222,000. The average house price in Wigan is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Essex Road

Date No. Type Price
10/12/2021 52 Terrace £222,000
09/03/2020 53 Terrace £102,000
27/02/2020 26 Semi £160,000

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

Crime in Essex Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Essex Road during May 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 Essex Road and compared that to the average for the Aspull New Springs Whelley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Essex Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Aspull New Springs Whelley ward

Social economic statistics for Essex Road

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 Essex Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Essex Road 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 Essex Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Essex Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Essex Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Essex Road are in the top 30% 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 Essex Road 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 Essex Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Essex Road are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Essex Road

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

Unemployment in Essex Road

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.
2.21% of Essex Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Essex Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Essex Road. The proportion of retirees on Essex Road is 11.66% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.26% of Essex Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Essex Road

The proportion of home owners on Essex Road is 32.85% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.41% of properties in Essex Road are private rented and 0.74% are social rented.
94.85% of residents of Essex Road own their home

Country of Birth of Essex Road residents

The proportion if Essex Road residents born in the UK is 13.81% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.54% of Essex Road residents were born outside the UK.
96.46% of Essex Road residents were born in the UK

Essex Road Summary

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

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