Sougher’s Lane, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Sougher's Lane is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Sougher's Lane is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Sougher's Lane is located in the Bryn ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.506209, -2.652587
Grid Ref SD568012
Suburb Hawkley
Constituency Makerfield
Postcodes WN4 0JS, WN4 0JT, WN4 0JX

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Sougher's Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Sougher's Lane, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Sougher's Lane 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 Sougher's Lane and compared that to the average for the Bryn ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sougher's Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bryn ward

Social economic statistics for Sougher's Lane

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

2021 Census for Sougher's Lane

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

Unemployment in Sougher's Lane

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.
2.46% of Sougher's Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sougher's Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sougher's Lane. The proportion of retirees on Sougher's Lane is 5.55% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.05% of Sougher's Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sougher's Lane

The proportion of home owners on Sougher's Lane is 19.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 17.39% of properties in Sougher's Lane are private rented and 1.45% are social rented.
81.16% of residents of Sougher's Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Sougher's Lane residents

The proportion if Sougher's Lane residents born in the UK is 13.37% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.98% of Sougher's Lane residents were born outside the UK.
96.02% of Sougher's Lane residents were born in the UK

Sougher's Lane Summary

Sougher's Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Sougher's Lane maybe difficult.

Sougher's Lane 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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