Orrell & Longshaw
Wigan · North West · population 12,863 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,623 of 6,856 in England
- #188 of 932 in North West
- #6 of 40 in Wigan
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 70% · No religion 25% · Muslim 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Orrell & Longshaw is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,623 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 40 in Wigan. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (88) and lowest on Living environment (43). Typical homes here, about £225,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 166 sales), 13% above the wider Wigan median of £198,750. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #137 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,207 a year, around the middle of England.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £225,000 | 166 | +9.8% | +25.0% |
| Detached | £370,250 | 30 | -1.3% | +37.1% |
| Semi-detached | £226,500 | 88 | +5.3% | +33.2% |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 40 | +11.1% | +25.4% |
| Flat | £115,000 | 8 | — | -14.8% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #137 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Orrell & Longshaw has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Wigan
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Leven & TicktonEast Riding of Yorkshire76£252,500
- Shrewsbury London RoadShropshire76£290,000
- Sawtry & GiddingHuntingdonshire76£304,000
- Charfield, Wickwar & Iron ActonSouth Gloucestershire76£430,000
- RotherhitheSouthwark76£558,750
- Walshaw & WoolfoldBury76£238,500