Leigh Central & Higher Folds
vs Leigh West
Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Leigh West. Homes in Leigh West sold for a median of £172,950, 15% above Leigh Central & Higher Folds. Leigh West has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Leigh Central & Higher Folds has 15,419 residents in 7,010 households; Leigh West has 15,426 in 6,618. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 16%). Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 5.1 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Leigh Central & Higher Folds (45%) and semi-detached houses in Leigh West (49%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (54% and 53%). Leigh Central & Higher Folds has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 11.1 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £150,000 in Leigh Central & Higher Folds and £172,950 in Leigh West, against £200,000 across Wigan.
Surroundings
Leigh West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 25.2 percentage points more than Leigh Central & Higher Folds (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 159 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Leigh Central & Higher Folds, and 59 in Leigh West. The typical postcode is 270 m from the nearest school in Leigh Central & Higher Folds and 406 m in Leigh West. The typical postcode is 3,974 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Leigh Central & Higher Folds and 4,062 m in Leigh West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Leigh Central & Higher Folds and 97% in Leigh West.
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 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 West is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 15,426 people in 6,618 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £172,950 over the past two years, 14% below the Wigan median. On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 118% above the Wigan average.
More comparisons.
Leigh Central & Higher Folds and Leigh West next to other wards of Wigan.