West Leigh

Havant · South East · population 6,817 · 5 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,236 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,090 of 1,119 in South East
  • #16 of 17 in Havant
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,850
Median age (est.)37
Density4,367per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above17%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 40%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 16%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 17% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades17%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure14%
Sales & customer service11%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors9%
Professional9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 57% · Christian 35% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

West Leigh is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,236 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 17 in Havant. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (80) but weak on Education (3). Typical homes here sold for about £250,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 66 sales), 22% below the wider Havant median of £320,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,748 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 112 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 8 · #6,298
Employment 10 · #6,168
Education 3 · #6,668
Health 11 · #6,085
Crime 14 · #5,900
Housing & access 48 · #3,570
Living environment 80 · #1,383

House prices ?

£250,000median (12m) · +4.2% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£250,00066+4.2%+19.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£269,50020-3.4%+18.2%
Terraced£249,99844+4.2%+18.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£250,000
Havant£320,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,748±£4,812 · #5,426 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,206
Price-to-income ?7.4×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

112 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 762 offences
Havant76
South East71
England83

Rank #5,263 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences501
Theft65
Burglary11
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson66
Public order & weapons68
Drugs25
Robbery1
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 89 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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