Is Hindley Road in Wigan a nice place to live?

Hindley Road is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Hindley Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Hindley Road is located in the Westhoughton South ward of the Bolton district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.536226, -2.541924
Grid Ref SD641045
Suburb Westhoughton
Constituency Bolton West

House Prices

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

Crime in Hindley Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Hindley Road 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 Hindley Road and compared that to the average for the Westhoughton South ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hindley Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Westhoughton South ward

Social economic statistics for Hindley Road

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

2021 Census for Hindley Road

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

Unemployment in Hindley Road

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.
2.69% of Hindley Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hindley Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hindley Road. The proportion of retirees on Hindley Road is 2.46% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.14% of Hindley Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hindley Road

The proportion of home owners on Hindley Road is 18.75% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.21% of properties in Hindley Road are private rented and 7.04% are social rented.
80.75% of residents of Hindley Road own their home

Country of Birth of Hindley Road residents

The proportion if Hindley Road residents born in the UK is 13.43% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.92% of Hindley Road residents were born outside the UK.
96.08% of Hindley Road residents were born in the UK

Hindley Road Summary

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

Hindley Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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