Briggs Street, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Briggs Street is classified by the ONS as Constrained Young Families. Briggs Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Briggs Street is located in the Atherleigh ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.505659, -2.52516
Grid Ref SD652011
Suburb Westleigh
Constituency Leigh
Postcodes WN7 5RY

House Prices

The average house price in Briggs Street is 78.83% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 13 Briggs Street, that sold for £95,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Briggs Street

Date No. Type Price
11/11/2022 13 Terrace £95,000
16/06/2022 21 Terrace £67,500
11/04/2022 21 Terrace £60,500
05/04/2022 17 Terrace £85,000
20/08/2021 23 Terrace £79,000
23/01/2020 11 Terrace £78,000

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

Crime in Briggs Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Briggs Street 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 Briggs Street and compared that to the average for the Atherleigh ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Briggs Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Atherleigh ward

Social economic statistics for Briggs Street

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

2021 Census for Briggs Street

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

Unemployment in Briggs Street

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.
4.76% of Briggs Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briggs Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briggs Street. The proportion of retirees on Briggs Street is 2.61% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.21% of Briggs Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briggs Street

The proportion of home owners on Briggs Street is 34.03% lower than the national average of 62%. 14.69% of properties in Briggs Street are private rented and 57.34% are social rented.
27.97% of residents of Briggs Street own their home

Country of Birth of Briggs Street residents

The proportion if Briggs Street residents born in the UK is 2.49% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.86% of Briggs Street residents were born outside the UK.
85.14% of Briggs Street residents were born in the UK

Briggs Street Summary

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

Briggs Street 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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