High Brooks, Wigan, Greater Manchester

High Brooks is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. High Brooks is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

High Brooks is located in the Winstanley ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.510783, -2.66742
Grid Ref SD558017
Suburb Highfield
Constituency Makerfield
Postcodes WN4 0JH

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in High Brooks in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in High Brooks, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in High Brooks 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 High Brooks and compared that to the average for the Winstanley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in High Brooks, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Winstanley ward

Social economic statistics for High Brooks

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around High Brooks involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in High Brooks are in the top 20% 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 High Brooks are in the top 40% least 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 High Brooks, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in High Brooks are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for High Brooks

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

Unemployment in High Brooks

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.
0.96% of High Brooks residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in High Brooks

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of High Brooks. The proportion of retirees on High Brooks is 7.7% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.9% of High Brooks residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in High Brooks

The proportion of home owners on High Brooks is 31.33% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.93% of properties in High Brooks are private rented and 0% are social rented.
93.33% of residents of High Brooks own their home

Country of Birth of High Brooks residents

The proportion if High Brooks residents born in the UK is 16.11% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.24% of High Brooks residents were born outside the UK.
98.76% of High Brooks residents were born in the UK

High Brooks Summary

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

High Brooks has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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