Winstanley

Wigan · North West · population 11,681 · 7 LSOAs

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

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #361 of 6,856 in England
  • #41 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 40 in Wigan
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,653
Median age (est.)44
Density1,879per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above30%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 47%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 6%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 47%Social rent 1%Private rent 6%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 37%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 20%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 37%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

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 71% · No religion 24% · 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

Winstanley is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #361 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 40 in Wigan. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (96) and lowest on Health (62). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 150 sales), 11% 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, #8 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,233 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 96 · #252
Employment 86 · #978
Education 84 · #1,122
Health 62 · #2,569
Crime 89 · #752
Housing & access 83 · #1,136
Living environment 86 · #971

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · +3.2% yr · n=150
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,000150+3.2%+33.3%
Detached£287,00048+1.6%+21.1%
Semi-detached£200,000860.0%+33.3%
Terraced£203,50016+19.7%+45.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£220,000
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)£39,233±£5,544 · #3,644 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,689
Price-to-income ?5.6×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 ?

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

Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Winstanley 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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