New Fold, Wigan, Lancashire

New Fold is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. New Fold is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

New Fold is located in the Up Holland ward of the West Lancashire district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.527462, -2.719183
Grid Ref SD524036
Suburb Up Holland
Constituency West Lancashire
Postcodes WN5 7AW

House Prices

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

Crime in New Fold, Lancashire

There were 1 street crime incidents in New Fold in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lancashire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in New Fold
# Category Outcome
1 Robbery Under investigation

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 New Fold and compared that to the average for the Up Holland ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in New Fold, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Up Holland ward

Social economic statistics for New Fold

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 New Fold is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean New Fold 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 New Fold experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around New Fold are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around New Fold involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in New Fold are in the top 40% 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 New Fold are in the top 40% least 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 New Fold, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in New Fold are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for New Fold

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

Unemployment in New Fold

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.
2.01% of New Fold residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in New Fold

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of New Fold. The proportion of retirees on New Fold is 15.18% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.78% of New Fold residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in New Fold

The proportion of home owners on New Fold is 27.93% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.72% of properties in New Fold are private rented and 0.67% are social rented.
89.93% of residents of New Fold own their home

Country of Birth of New Fold residents

The proportion if New Fold residents born in the UK is 15.06% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.29% of New Fold residents were born outside the UK.
97.71% of New Fold residents were born in the UK

New Fold Summary

New Fold has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in New Fold maybe difficult.

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