School Street, Wigan, Greater Manchester

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

School Street is located in the Ince ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.542657, -2.606518
Grid Ref SD599052
Suburb Scholes
Constituency Wigan

House Prices

The average house price in School Street is 25.9% higher than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 13 School Street, that sold for £130,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in School Street

Date No. Type Price
24/06/2022 13 Terrace £130,000
08/06/2022 2 Terrace £166,000
12/04/2022 1A Terrace £400,000
17/02/2022 4 Semi £100,000
20/08/2021 12 Terrace £138,000
12/07/2021 26 Semi £120,000
06/01/2021 5 Terrace £121,000
27/07/2020 14 Terrace £173,000
07/02/2020 28 Terrace £98,500

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

Crime in School Street, Greater Manchester

There were 1 street crime incidents in School Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Greater-manchester Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in School Street
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 School Street and compared that to the average for the Ince ward.

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

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

2021 Census for School Street

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

Unemployment in School 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.
2.94% of School Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in School Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of School Street. The proportion of retirees on School Street is 3.05% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.55% of School Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in School Street

The proportion of home owners on School Street is 20.21% lower than the national average of 62%. 25.37% of properties in School Street are private rented and 32.84% are social rented.
41.79% of residents of School Street own their home

Country of Birth of School Street residents

The proportion if School Street residents born in the UK is 3.77% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.58% of School Street residents were born outside the UK.
86.42% of School Street residents were born in the UK

School Street Summary

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

School 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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