Lapwing Close, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Lapwing Close is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Lapwing Close is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Lapwing Close is located in the Lowton East ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.473899, -2.574712
Grid Ref SJ619976
Constituency Leigh
Postcodes WA3 2GU

House Prices

The average house price in Lapwing Close is 45.29% higher than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 32 Lapwing Close, that sold for £271,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lapwing Close

Date No. Type Price
03/11/2021 32 Detached £271,000
25/08/2021 14 Detached £235,000

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

Crime in Lapwing Close, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Lapwing Close 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 Lapwing Close and compared that to the average for the Lowton East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lapwing Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lowton East ward

Social economic statistics for Lapwing Close

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

2021 Census for Lapwing Close

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

Unemployment in Lapwing Close

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.
1.23% of Lapwing Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lapwing Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lapwing Close. The proportion of retirees on Lapwing Close is 5.98% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.62% of Lapwing Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lapwing Close

The proportion of home owners on Lapwing Close is 35.74% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.26% of properties in Lapwing Close are private rented and 0% are social rented.
97.74% of residents of Lapwing Close own their home

Country of Birth of Lapwing Close residents

The proportion if Lapwing Close residents born in the UK is 14.61% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.74% of Lapwing Close residents were born outside the UK.
97.26% of Lapwing Close residents were born in the UK

Lapwing Close Summary

With house prices in Lapwing Close more than the average for Greater Manchester and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Lapwing Close is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Lapwing Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Lapwing Close maybe difficult.

Lapwing Close 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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