Fairfield Avenue, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Fairfield Avenue is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Fairfield Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Fairfield Avenue is located in the Douglas ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.531627, -2.672289
Grid Ref SD555040
Suburb Highfield
Constituency Wigan
Postcodes WN2 5AF, WN5 8DN

House Prices

The average house price in Fairfield Avenue is 1.22% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 2 Fairfield Avenue, that sold for £178,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fairfield Avenue

Date No. Type Price
14/04/2022 2 Terrace £178,000
11/03/2022 1 Semi £170,000
07/12/2021 1 Semi £137,000
15/06/2021 7 Semi £62,000

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

Crime in Fairfield Avenue, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Fairfield 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 Fairfield Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fairfield 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 Fairfield Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fairfield Avenue are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fairfield Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fairfield Avenue 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 Fairfield Avenue 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 Fairfield Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fairfield Avenue are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fairfield Avenue

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

Unemployment in Fairfield 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.
3.38% of Fairfield Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fairfield Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fairfield Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Fairfield Avenue is 9.25% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.85% of Fairfield Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fairfield Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Fairfield Avenue is 7.06% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.83% of properties in Fairfield Avenue are private rented and 15.11% are social rented.
69.06% of residents of Fairfield Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Fairfield Avenue residents

The proportion if Fairfield Avenue residents born in the UK is 12.52% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.83% of Fairfield Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
95.17% of Fairfield Avenue residents were born in the UK

Fairfield Avenue Summary

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

Fairfield 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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