Maple Crescent, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Maple Crescent is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Maple Crescent is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Maple Crescent is located in the Atherleigh ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.508733, -2.525108
Grid Ref SD652014
Suburb Westleigh
Constituency Leigh
Postcodes WN7 5QX, WN7 5QY, WN7 5SX

House Prices

The average house price in Maple Crescent is 12.72% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 178 Maple Crescent, that sold for £140,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Maple Crescent

Date No. Type Price
18/11/2022 178 Terrace £140,000
14/10/2022 206 Terrace £120,000
23/08/2022 153 Terrace £142,000
19/10/2021 152 Terrace £92,000
26/09/2021 159 Terrace £120,000
08/02/2021 159 Terrace £110,000
11/12/2020 173 Terrace £80,000
17/01/2020 233 Terrace £42,000

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

Crime in Maple Crescent, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Maple Crescent

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

2021 Census for Maple Crescent

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

Unemployment in Maple Crescent

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.
4.11% of Maple Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Maple Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Maple Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Maple Crescent is 7.03% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.63% of Maple Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Maple Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Maple Crescent is 46.47% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.18% of properties in Maple Crescent are private rented and 73.29% are social rented.
15.53% of residents of Maple Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Maple Crescent residents

The proportion if Maple Crescent residents born in the UK is 5.98% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.37% of Maple Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
88.63% of Maple Crescent residents were born in the UK

Maple Crescent Summary

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

Maple Crescent 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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