Whittaker Street, St Helens, Merseyside

Whittaker Street is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Whittaker Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Whittaker Street is located in the Town Centre ward of the St. Helens district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.440968, -2.709502
Grid Ref SJ529940
Suburb Worsley Brow
Constituency St Helens South and Whiston
Postcodes WA9 3EE, WA9 3EF

House Prices

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

Crime in Whittaker Street, Merseyside

There were 1 street crime incidents in Whittaker Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Merseyside Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Whittaker Street
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Whittaker Street and compared that to the average for the Town Centre ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Whittaker Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Town Centre ward

Social economic statistics for Whittaker 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 Whittaker Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Whittaker 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 Whittaker Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Whittaker Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Whittaker Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Whittaker Street are in the top 20% 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 Whittaker 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 Whittaker Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Whittaker Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Whittaker Street

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

Unemployment in Whittaker 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.
3.77% of Whittaker Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Whittaker Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Whittaker Street. The proportion of retirees on Whittaker Street is 0.68% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.92% of Whittaker Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Whittaker Street

The proportion of home owners on Whittaker Street is 8.8% higher than the national average of 62%. 18.58% of properties in Whittaker Street are private rented and 10.62% are social rented.
70.8% of residents of Whittaker Street own their home

Country of Birth of Whittaker Street residents

The proportion if Whittaker Street residents born in the UK is 12.37% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.98% of Whittaker Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.02% of Whittaker Street residents were born in the UK

Whittaker Street Summary

With house prices in Whittaker Street less than the average for Merseyside and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Whittaker Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Whittaker Street maybe difficult.

Whittaker 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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