Leigh South
Wigan · North West · population 7,810 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Leigh South · Postcode WN7
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,365 of 6,856 in England
- #472 of 932 in North West
- #20 of 40 in Wigan
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 63% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%
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
Leigh South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,365 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 40 in Wigan. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (69) and lowest on Employment (32). Typical homes here sold for about £222,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 111 sales), 12% above the wider Wigan median of £198,750. Typical household take-home income is around £35,212 a year, in the bottom third of England.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £222,000 | 111 | +7.8% | +21.6% |
| Detached | £340,000 | 21 | -5.6% | +15.3% |
| Semi-detached | £252,500 | 50 | -1.0% | +17.4% |
| Terraced | £160,000 | 33 | -3.0% | +39.1% |
| Flat | £115,000 | 7 | +3.1% | +43.8% |
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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 ?
- #2,114 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
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Leigh South 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.
Other areas in Wigan
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Clough & Shaw SideOldham36£216,250
- Minehead TownSomerset36£257,500
- Morley CentralLeeds36£173,000
- Stretford EastTrafford36£325,000
- KingsmoorHarlow36£326,500
- Brentford CentralHounslow36£532,500