Amar Street, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Amar Street is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Amar 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

Amar Street is located in the Ince ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.541029, -2.608411
Grid Ref SD597051
Suburb Scholes
Constituency Wigan
Postcodes WN2 2DG, WN2 2DQ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Amar Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Amar Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Amar Street

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

Unemployment in Amar 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.
3.48% of Amar Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Amar Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Amar Street. The proportion of retirees on Amar Street is 5.99% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.61% of Amar Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Amar Street

The proportion of home owners on Amar Street is 29.88% lower than the national average of 62%. 40.15% of properties in Amar Street are private rented and 27.74% are social rented.
32.12% of residents of Amar Street own their home

Country of Birth of Amar Street residents

The proportion if Amar Street residents born in the UK is 1.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.11% of Amar Street residents were born outside the UK.
83.89% of Amar Street residents were born in the UK

Amar Street Summary

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

Amar 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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