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Dangerous Corner

31 sales in the last 12 months · median £195,000 · Wigan

Fast broadbandGood for schoolsMore affordable than most
Wigan Council · Labour-controlled   42/75 seats · 56% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population1,937

0–14
17%
15–24
11%
25–44
26%
45–64
27%
65+
19%
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Median age42
Born outside the UK6%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work58%

Unemployment5.1%
Self-employed13.3%
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Retired23.3%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education26%

Level 4+ (degree)25.8%
No qualifications21.1%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing80%

Good health
80%
Life satisfaction 7.59/10
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Happiness7.3/10
Feels worthwhile7.78/10
Anxiety (lower = better)2.99/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 7/10 · more deprived than in 2019. About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income
9.0/10
Employment
7.0/10
Education & skills
6.0/10
Health & disability
6.0/10
Crime
7.0/10
Housing & services
4.0/10
Living environment
7.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
66%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
95%
White · Asian 2%
ONS Census 2021
6%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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