Standish North

Wigan · North West · population 7,029 · 4 LSOAs

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

88Area Score / 100 ?
  • #814 of 6,856 in England
  • #105 of 932 in North West
  • #2 of 40 in Wigan
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,631
Median age (est.)42
Density1,359per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 28%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 45%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 45%Social rent 6%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 8%Other: 13%
One person 25%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 8%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 66% · No religion 28% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Standish North is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #814 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 40 in Wigan. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (89) and lowest on Health (49). Typical homes here sold for about £241,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 100 sales), 21% 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, #71 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,018 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 89 · #759
Employment 82 · #1,253
Education 83 · #1,184
Health 49 · #3,522
Crime 60 · #2,767
Housing & access 82 · #1,253
Living environment 85 · #1,040

House prices ?

£241,000median (12m) · -4.6% yr · n=100
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£241,000100-4.6%+3.9%
Detached£330,00034-4.3%+10.0%
Semi-detached£238,00047+8.2%+32.2%
Terraced£155,50016+4.7%+19.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£241,000
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)£39,018±£5,477 · #3,714 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,116
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 Standish North 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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