Harold Avenue, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Harold Avenue is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Harold Avenue is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Harold Avenue is located in the Bryn ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.495838, -2.648825
Grid Ref SD570000
Suburb Stubshaw Cross
Constituency Makerfield

House Prices

The average house price in Harold Avenue is 6.47% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 4 Harold Avenue, that sold for £130,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Harold Avenue

Date No. Type Price
04/02/2022 4 Semi £130,000

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

Crime in Harold Avenue, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Harold Avenue

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

Unemployment in Harold 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.
3.37% of Harold Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Harold Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Harold Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Harold Avenue is 23.23% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
41.83% of Harold Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Harold Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Harold Avenue is 42.45% lower than the national average of 62%. 3.01% of properties in Harold Avenue are private rented and 75.94% are social rented.
19.55% of residents of Harold Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Harold Avenue residents

The proportion if Harold Avenue residents born in the UK is 13.32% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.03% of Harold Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
95.97% of Harold Avenue residents were born in the UK

Harold Avenue Summary

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

Harold 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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