Shevington

Wigan · North West · population 10,066 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

81Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,328 of 6,856 in England
  • #161 of 932 in North West
  • #3 of 40 in Wigan
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,174
Median age (est.)48
Density1,364per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 5%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 68% · No religion 27% · Other 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

Shevington is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,328 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 40 in Wigan. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (86) and lowest on Health (48). Typical homes here, about £222,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 144 sales), 12% 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, #69 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,193 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 86 · #971
Employment 63 · #2,514
Education 80 · #1,383
Health 48 · #3,535
Crime 83 · #1,177
Housing & access 57 · #2,918
Living environment 81 · #1,321

House prices ?

£222,250median (12m) · +5.8% yr · n=144
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£222,250144+5.8%+29.1%
Detached£326,50040+8.8%+16.6%
Semi-detached£215,00084+8.0%+34.4%
Terraced£182,00017-1.6%+34.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£222,250
Wigan£198,750
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,193±£5,183 · #4,304 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,046
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Shevington 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).

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