Strong on safety and schools, with lower house prices
Hindley at a glance
- House prices
- £160,000
- Lower prices8th percentile
- Schools
- 77th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 78th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 0.5 per 1,000 residents
- Strong98th percentile
- Flood risk
- 9% of the area in flood zones
- Middle67th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Hindley a good place to live?
Hindley may be a good fit for people who value lower crime, stronger school performance and stronger transport access. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Wigan below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Hindley
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 0.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 98th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Hindley
House prices
- Median sale price
- £160,000
- Percentile
- 8th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 115 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Hindley
Schools
77th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Hindley
Flood risk
9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.5% of the area. That is the 67th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Hindley
Transport
78th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Hindley a good place to live?
Hindley may be a good fit for people who value lower crime, stronger school performance and stronger transport access. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Hindley safe?
Hindley ranks in the 98th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Hindley?
The median sale price was £160,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 8th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Hindley?
Schools rank in the 77th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Hindley?
Nearby public profiles include Pemberton in Wigan and Abram in Wigan.
