WN1 1YF House Prices & Local Information

WN1 1YF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.0km from School Common in Wigan. Administratively it sits within Ince ward and the Wigan constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WN1 1YF is an older retirement area, many residents well beyond working age. The daytime character shifts — public administration and security with mainly white workforces. Average age 55 — this is a predominantly retired and pre-retirement community, with very low mobility and high owner-occupation. 96% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 21% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 1 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for WN1 1YF are sourced from Output Area E00031984 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.