Is Richmond Road in Wigan a nice place to live?

Richmond Road is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Richmond Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Richmond Road is located in the Astley Mosley Common ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.507771, -2.43324
Grid Ref SD713013
Constituency Leigh
Postcodes M28 1AU, M28 4AU, WN2 4ND, WN4 0AT

House Prices

The average house price in Richmond Road is 4.84% higher than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 24 Richmond Road, that sold for £146,300. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Richmond Road

Date No. Type Price
12/04/2022 24 Semi £146,300
18/02/2022 48 Semi £158,000
18/02/2022 48 Semi £158,000
15/10/2021 10 Semi £124,000
02/10/2020 13 Semi £141,000
29/01/2020 4 Semi £120,000

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

Crime in Richmond Road, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Richmond 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 Richmond Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Richmond 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 Richmond Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Richmond Road 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 Richmond Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Richmond Road 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 Richmond Road are in the top 20% 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 Richmond Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Richmond Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Richmond Road

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

Unemployment in Richmond 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.
2.14% of Richmond Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Richmond Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Richmond Road. The proportion of retirees on Richmond Road is 0.81% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.79% of Richmond Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Richmond Road

The proportion of home owners on Richmond Road is 14.05% lower than the national average of 62%. 4.79% of properties in Richmond Road are private rented and 46.58% are social rented.
47.95% of residents of Richmond Road own their home

Country of Birth of Richmond Road residents

The proportion if Richmond Road residents born in the UK is 9.52% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.83% of Richmond Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.17% of Richmond Road residents were born in the UK

Richmond Road Summary

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

Richmond Road 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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