Leigh
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 9,832 · 6 LSOAs
Postcode SS9
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,307 of 6,856 in England
- #174 of 746 in East of England
- #3 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 18%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 50% · Christian 40% · Jewish 1%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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
Leigh is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,307 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (90) but weak on Living environment (15). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 203 sales), 9% above the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,427 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £375,000 | 203 | -7.9% | +2.7% |
| Detached | £535,000 | 14 | -12.5% | +11.5% |
| Semi-detached | £540,000 | 41 | +0.6% | +13.0% |
| Terraced | £545,000 | 36 | +7.9% | +24.6% |
| Flat | £290,000 | 112 | -2.7% | -0.9% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #2,153 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,585 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 280 |
| Theft | 76 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 49 |
| Public order & weapons | 48 |
| Drugs | 26 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Other | 8 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 74 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Southend-on-Sea
- West Leigh97
- Thorpe Bay84
- Eastwood Park78
- Belfairs64
- Prittlewell46
- Chalkwell44
- Eastwood43
- Blenheim Park40
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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