Shirewell Road, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Shirewell Road is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Shirewell Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Shirewell Road is located in the Orrell ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.533605, -2.706388
Grid Ref SD532043
Suburb Orrell Post
Constituency Makerfield
Postcodes WN5 8SP

House Prices

The average house price in Shirewell Road is 56.7% higher than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 31 Shirewell Road, that sold for £405,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Shirewell Road

Date No. Type Price
19/08/2022 31 Detached £405,000
16/07/2021 5 Detached £295,000
12/02/2021 29 Detached £258,950

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

Crime in Shirewell Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Shirewell Road 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 Shirewell Road and compared that to the average for the Orrell ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shirewell Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Orrell ward

Social economic statistics for Shirewell Road

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 Shirewell Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shirewell Road 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 Shirewell Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shirewell Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Shirewell Road

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

Unemployment in Shirewell Road

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.
1.87% of Shirewell Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shirewell Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shirewell Road. The proportion of retirees on Shirewell Road is 10.19% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.41% of Shirewell Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shirewell Road

The proportion of home owners on Shirewell Road is 30.31% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.59% of properties in Shirewell Road are private rented and 1.1% are social rented.
92.31% of residents of Shirewell Road own their home

Country of Birth of Shirewell Road residents

The proportion if Shirewell Road residents born in the UK is 16.34% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.01% of Shirewell Road residents were born outside the UK.
98.99% of Shirewell Road residents were born in the UK

Shirewell Road Summary

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

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