Is Rivington Street in Wigan a nice place to live?

Rivington Street is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Rivington Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Rivington Street is located in the Atherleigh ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.519178, -2.506324
Grid Ref SD665026
Constituency Leigh
Postcodes M29 0PE, M46 0PE

House Prices

The average house price in Rivington Street is 30.58% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 58 Rivington Street, that sold for £100,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Rivington Street

Date No. Type Price
09/12/2022 58 Terrace £100,000
29/04/2022 62 Terrace £112,000

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

Crime in Rivington Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Rivington Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Rivington Street 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 Rivington Street 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 Rivington Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Rivington Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Rivington Street

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

Unemployment in Rivington 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.
2.05% of Rivington Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Rivington Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Rivington Street. The proportion of retirees on Rivington Street is 9.22% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.38% of Rivington Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Rivington Street

The proportion of home owners on Rivington Street is 13.02% lower than the national average of 62%. 17.35% of properties in Rivington Street are private rented and 33.67% are social rented.
48.98% of residents of Rivington Street own their home

Country of Birth of Rivington Street residents

The proportion if Rivington Street residents born in the UK is 11.21% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.14% of Rivington Street residents were born outside the UK.
93.86% of Rivington Street residents were born in the UK

Rivington Street Summary

Rivington Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Rivington Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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