Is Second Avenue in Wigan a nice place to live?

Second Avenue is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Second Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Second Avenue is located in the Atherton ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.528313, -2.488466
Grid Ref SD677036
Constituency Bolton West
Postcodes M29 0JA, M29 7JJ, M46 0JA, WN6 7BD

House Prices

The average house price in Second Avenue is 0.75% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 11 Second Avenue, that sold for £105,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Second Avenue

Date No. Type Price
02/08/2023 11 Terrace £105,000
19/07/2023 1 Semi £189,950
14/10/2022 25 Terrace £102,000
14/10/2022 17 Terrace £210,000
15/07/2022 23 Terrace £80,000
30/06/2022 18 Terrace £104,000
19/11/2021 7 Terrace £160,000
29/09/2021 25 Terrace £140,000
25/06/2021 13 Terrace £148,000
26/02/2021 18 Terrace £90,000

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

Crime in Second Avenue, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Second Avenue 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 Second Avenue and compared that to the average for the Atherton ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Second Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Atherton ward

Social economic statistics for Second Avenue

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Second Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Second Avenue are in the top 10% 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 Second Avenue 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 Second Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Second Avenue are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Second Avenue

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

Unemployment in Second Avenue

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.
7.14% of Second Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Second Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Second Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Second Avenue is 0.74% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.86% of Second Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Second Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Second Avenue is 0.12% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.09% of properties in Second Avenue are private rented and 28.79% are social rented.
62.12% of residents of Second Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Second Avenue residents

The proportion if Second Avenue residents born in the UK is 14.13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.22% of Second Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
96.78% of Second Avenue residents were born in the UK

Second Avenue Summary

With house prices in Second Avenue less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Second Avenue is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Second Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Second Avenue maybe difficult.

Second Avenue 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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