Victoria Street, Wigan, Greater Manchester

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

Geography

Victoria Street is located in the Leigh West ward of the Wigan district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.505234, -2.527869
Grid Ref SD650010
Suburb Westleigh
Constituency Leigh

House Prices

The average house price in Victoria Street is 55.35% lower than the rest of Wigan. The last sale we have on record is 81 Victoria Street, that sold for £76,000. The average house price in Wigan is £138,416 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Victoria Street

Date No. Type Price
30/06/2022 81 Terrace £76,000
30/06/2022 81 Terrace £76,000
31/01/2022 62 Terrace £100,000
16/12/2021 133 Terrace £98,000
01/11/2021 44 Terrace £95,500
26/08/2021 110 Semi £165,000
18/06/2021 93 Terrace £100,000
12/03/2021 131 Terrace £94,000
26/02/2021 22 Semi £83,500
15/01/2020 92 Semi £145,000

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

Crime in Victoria Street, Greater Manchester

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

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

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

2021 Census for Victoria Street

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

Unemployment in Victoria 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.
7.28% of Victoria Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Victoria Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Victoria Street. The proportion of retirees on Victoria Street is 7.11% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.49% of Victoria Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Victoria Street

The proportion of home owners on Victoria Street is 34.05% lower than the national average of 62%. 14.91% of properties in Victoria Street are private rented and 55.9% are social rented.
27.95% of residents of Victoria Street own their home

Country of Birth of Victoria Street residents

The proportion if Victoria Street residents born in the UK is 6.45% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.9% of Victoria Street residents were born outside the UK.
89.1% of Victoria Street residents were born in the UK

Victoria Street Summary

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

Victoria 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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