Rookery Avenue, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Rookery Avenue is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Rookery Avenue is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Rookery Avenue is located in the Shevington with Lower Ground ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.581242, -2.709946
Grid Ref SD530096
Suburb Shevington
Constituency Wigan
Postcodes WN4 9PE, WN4 9PF, WN6 9JX

House Prices

The average house price in Rookery Avenue is 100% higher than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 5 Rookery Avenue, that sold for £244,000. The average house price in Wigan is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Rookery Avenue

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2021 5 Detached £244,000
04/12/2020 20 Semi £170,000
02/11/2020 18 Detached £160,000
20/10/2020 18 Terrace £177,500

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

Crime in Rookery Avenue, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Rookery Avenue during May 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 Rookery Avenue and compared that to the average for the Shevington with Lower Ground ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Rookery Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Shevington with Lower Ground ward

Social economic statistics for Rookery 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 Rookery Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Rookery 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 Rookery Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Rookery Avenue are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Rookery Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Rookery Avenue are in the top 30% least 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 Rookery Avenue 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 Rookery Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Rookery Avenue are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Rookery Avenue

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

Unemployment in Rookery 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.
0% of Rookery Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Rookery Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Rookery Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Rookery Avenue is 21.49% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.09% of Rookery Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Rookery Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Rookery Avenue is 34.3% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.7% of properties in Rookery Avenue are private rented and 0% are social rented.
96.3% of residents of Rookery Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Rookery Avenue residents

The proportion if Rookery Avenue residents born in the UK is 14.12% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.23% of Rookery Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
96.77% of Rookery Avenue residents were born in the UK

Rookery Avenue Summary

With house prices in Rookery Avenue more than the average for Greater Manchester and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Rookery Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Rookery Avenue maybe difficult.

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