Is Morley Street in Wigan a nice place to live?

Morley Street is classified by the ONS as Challenged Transitionaries. Morley 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

Morley Street is located in the Atherleigh ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.523578, -2.494506
Grid Ref SD673031
Constituency Leigh
Postcodes M29 0DP, M29 0EJ, M46 0AE

House Prices

The average house price in Morley Street is 60.02% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 12 Morley Street, that sold for £92,500. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Morley Street

Date No. Type Price
04/03/2022 12 Terrace £92,500
26/03/2021 22 Terrace £93,000
18/08/2020 21 Terrace £74,000

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

Crime in Morley Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Morley 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 Morley Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Morley 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 Morley Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Morley Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Morley Street

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

Unemployment in Morley 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.
1.83% of Morley Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Morley Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Morley Street. The proportion of retirees on Morley Street is 7.88% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.48% of Morley Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Morley Street

The proportion of home owners on Morley Street is 20.21% lower than the national average of 62%. 31.34% of properties in Morley Street are private rented and 26.12% are social rented.
41.79% of residents of Morley Street own their home

Country of Birth of Morley Street residents

The proportion if Morley Street residents born in the UK is 2.23% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.12% of Morley Street residents were born outside the UK.
84.88% of Morley Street residents were born in the UK

Morley Street Summary

With house prices in Morley Street less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Morley Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Morley Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Morley 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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