Leigh

Wigan · North West

Leigh in Wigan is made up of 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 7 to 25 out of 100, with typical homes from £127,475 to £192,500.

In summary

Within Leigh, Leigh East & Higher Folds is the strongest performer at 25 out of 100 (#5,139 of 6,856 nationally); Leigh Central is the weakest at 8. All 4 rank in the most-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £127,475 in Leigh Central to £192,500 in Leigh East & Higher Folds.

Living here

Typical net household income£30,193a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime—no data published by the police force

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied57%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Leigh

£171,000median home sold over the past year · +27.2% over 5 years · +1.8% over the year · 362 sales

Detached£300,000

Semi-detached£197,972

Terraced£135,000

Flat£114,250

Wigan£198,750

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Leigh East & Higher Folds	5,139	25	£192,500
Leigh West	5,962	13	£170,000
Leigh North	6,243	9	£185,000
Leigh Central	6,312	8	£127,475

Postcode districts in Leigh

M29 WN2 WN7

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Leigh.

Leigh South Atherton South Hindley Tyldesley Lowton Westhoughton (Bolton)

“Leigh” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Wigan — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Wigan.