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Leigh Central & Higher Folds
vs Leigh South

Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Leigh South. Homes in Leigh South sold for a median of £217,500, 45% above Leigh Central & Higher Folds. Leigh Central & Higher Folds has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Wigan with Leigh Central & Higher Folds highlighted
Leigh Central & Higher Folds
397 postcodes
Map of Wigan with Leigh South highlighted
Leigh South
270 postcodes
Map of Wigan
Wigan
city average

People

Leigh Central & Higher Folds has 15,419 residents in 7,010 households; Leigh South has 12,625 in 5,672. Leigh South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 5.8 percentage points more than Leigh Central & Higher Folds (Wigan: 19%). Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 4.3 percentage points more than Leigh South (Wigan: 31%).

15,419Residents (2021)
12,625Residents (2021)
329,330Residents (2021)
7,010Households
5,672Households
143,105Households
19.7%Aged 15–29
15.3%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 65 and over
21.0%Aged 65 and over
19.3%Aged 65 and over
37.3%Living alone
33.0%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Leigh Central & Higher Folds (45%) and semi-detached houses in Leigh South (44%). Leigh South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 11.7 percentage points more than Leigh Central & Higher Folds (Wigan: 66%). Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 15.7 percentage points more than Leigh South (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £150,000 in Leigh Central & Higher Folds and £217,500 in Leigh South, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£150,000Median sale price
£217,500Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
53.7%Owner-occupied
65.4%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
29.6%Private renting
13.9%Private renting
15.9%Private renting
16.0%Social renting
19.9%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
11.2%Detached houses
15.8%Detached houses
19.2%Detached houses
26.3%Semi-detached houses
43.6%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Semi-detached houses
44.7%Terraced houses
30.9%Terraced houses
26.1%Terraced houses
12.5%Flats
8.8%Flats
7.4%Flats

Surroundings

Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 2.3 percentage points more than Leigh South (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 159 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Leigh Central & Higher Folds, and 74 in Leigh South. The typical postcode is 270 m from the nearest school in Leigh Central & Higher Folds and 441 m in Leigh South. The typical postcode is 3,974 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Leigh Central & Higher Folds and 4,779 m in Leigh South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Leigh Central & Higher Folds and 90% in Leigh South.

14.2%Green space within 500 m
11.9%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
159Services within 15 min (median)
74Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
270 mNearest school (median)
441 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
87Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
764Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Leigh Central & Higher Folds

Leigh Central & Higher Folds is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 15,419 people in 7,010 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £150,000 over the past two years, 25% below the Wigan median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the Wigan average.

Leigh South

Leigh South is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 12,625 people in 5,672 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £217,500 over the past two years, 9% above the Wigan median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Wigan average.

More comparisons.

Leigh Central & Higher Folds and Leigh South next to other wards of Wigan.

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