Wigan Central
Wigan · North West · population 7,989 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,139 of 6,856 in England
- #570 of 932 in North West
- #26 of 40 in Wigan
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 63% · No religion 30% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 10%
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
Wigan Central is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,139 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 40 in Wigan. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (98) but weak on Living environment (3). Typical homes here, about £157,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 126 sales), 21% below the wider Wigan median of £198,750. Typical household take-home income is around £33,123 a year, in the bottom third 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 | £157,500 | 126 | -1.6% | +33.9% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Semi-detached | £210,000 | 41 | +5.0% | +33.3% |
| Terraced | £136,000 | 78 | -6.2% | +20.4% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
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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 ?
- #2,618 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 Wigan Central 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.
- Yeovil TownSomerset25£177,500
- Lostwithiel & PenwithickCornwall25£238,000
- ChallneyLuton25£310,000
- Upper HorfieldBristol, City of25£337,500
- Hayes Town & Lake FarmHillingdon25£520,000
- New Whittington, Hollingwood & Barrow HillChesterfield25£155,000