What stands out here?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 17% across Wigan (10.3 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 12.4% here, compared with 20.6% across Wigan (8.3 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 14.6% here, compared with 21.1% across Wigan (6.5 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →The ward in numbers
People aged 65 or over
18.7%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
2,624 out of 14,056.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
3.9%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
543 out of 14,067.
Source and method →People counted in the census
14,05521 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
14,055 out of 14,055.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
31.6%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
3,570 out of 11,295.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
43.2%21 March 2021 · Astley
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
2,482 out of 5,739.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
12.4%21 March 2021 · Astley
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
709 out of 5,739.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
35%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
3,945 out of 11,281.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
62.5%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
7,049 out of 11,281.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
3%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
337 out of 11,281.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
14.6%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
1,645 out of 11,295.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
10%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
597 out of 5,766.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
23.9%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
2,692 out of 11,281.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
7%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
386 out of 5,766.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
2.5%21 March 2021 · Astley
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
287 out of 11,281.
Source and method →Crime and safety
Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Greater Manchester Police: Currently no crime, outcome or stop and search data is available. The force is progressing towards a new IT system and data processes which will support provision of data to police.uk in the future. Some data is available directly from GMP website here: https://www.gmp.police.uk/police-forces/greater-manchester-police/areas/greater-manchester-force-content/sd/stats-and-data/ Greater Manchester Police: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.
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