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Leigh Central

Wigan · North West · population 7,525 · 4 LSOAs

Part of Leigh · Postcode WN7

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,312 of 6,856 in England
  • #771 of 932 in North West
  • #36 of 40 in Wigan
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,363
Median age (est.)36
Density6,193per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above21%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 33%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 10%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 13%Other: 10%
One person 41%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 13%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Process & plant 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Professional10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 84%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 35% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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 Central is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,312 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #36 of 40 in Wigan. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (68) but weak on Crime (0). Typical homes here, about £127,475 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 50% in five years (from 68 sales), 36% below the wider Wigan median of £198,750. Typical household take-home income is around £27,508 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 16 · #5,770
Employment 13 · #5,989
Education 11 · #6,099
Health 8 · #6,284
Crime 0 · #6,826
Housing & access 68 · #2,205
Living environment 3 · #6,647

House prices ?

£127,475median (12m) · +4.5% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£127,47568+4.5%+50.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£185,00011-6.6%+48.3%
Terraced£122,00049+5.4%+48.8%
Flat£110,0005——
This area£127,475
Wigan£198,750
North West£225,000
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)£27,508±£3,937 · #6,724 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,777
Price-to-income ?4.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Leigh Central has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Leigh North Leigh South Leigh East & Higher Folds Atherton South West Leigh West Leigh South East

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