Fairfield Street, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Fairfield Street is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Fairfield Street 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 Street is located in the Douglas ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.531837, -2.673213
Grid Ref SD554041
Suburb Highfield
Constituency Wigan
Postcodes WN5 8DL

House Prices

The average house price in Fairfield Street is 44.18% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 5 Fairfield Street, that sold for £96,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fairfield Street

Date No. Type Price
09/10/2020 5 Semi £96,000

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Crime in Fairfield Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Fairfield Street

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

2021 Census for Fairfield Street

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

Unemployment in Fairfield Street

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 Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fairfield Street

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

Home ownership in Fairfield Street

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

Country of Birth of Fairfield Street residents

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

Fairfield Street Summary

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

Fairfield Street 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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