Is Lower New Row in Wigan a nice place to live?

Lower New Row is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Lower New Row has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Lower New Row is located in the Astley Mosley Common ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.51481, -2.420479
Grid Ref SD722020
Constituency Leigh
Postcodes M28 1BE, M28 4BE

House Prices

The average house price in Lower New Row is 57.64% higher than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is THE GRANARY Lower New Row, that sold for £650,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lower New Row

Date No. Type Price
04/06/2021 THE GRANARY Detached £650,000
28/05/2021 30A Detached £310,000
26/05/2021 16 Terrace £216,000
10/06/2020 16 Terrace £131,000

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

Crime in Lower New Row, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Lower New Row 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 Lower New Row and compared that to the average for the Astley Mosley Common ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lower New Row, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Astley Mosley Common ward

Social economic statistics for Lower New Row

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 Lower New Row is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lower New Row 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 Lower New Row experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lower New Row are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lower New Row involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lower New Row are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Lower New Row are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Lower New Row, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lower New Row are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lower New Row

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

Unemployment in Lower New Row

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% of Lower New Row residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lower New Row

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lower New Row. The proportion of retirees on Lower New Row is 1.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20% of Lower New Row residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lower New Row

The proportion of home owners on Lower New Row is 22.88% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.12% of properties in Lower New Row are private rented and 0% are social rented.
84.88% of residents of Lower New Row own their home

Country of Birth of Lower New Row residents

The proportion if Lower New Row residents born in the UK is 14.56% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.79% of Lower New Row residents were born outside the UK.
97.21% of Lower New Row residents were born in the UK

Lower New Row Summary

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

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