Leigh South
vs Leigh West
Leigh West has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Leigh South. Homes in Leigh South sold for a median of £217,500, 26% above Leigh West. Leigh West has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Leigh South has 12,625 residents in 5,672 households; Leigh West has 15,426 in 6,618. Leigh South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 5 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (33% and 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Leigh South and 49% in Leigh West. Leigh South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 12.2 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 66%). Leigh West has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 4.6 percentage points more than Leigh South (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £217,500 in Leigh South 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%, 27.5 percentage points more than Leigh South (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Leigh South, and 59 in Leigh West. The typical postcode is 441 m from the nearest school in Leigh South and 406 m in Leigh West. The typical postcode is 4,779 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Leigh South and 4,062 m in Leigh West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Leigh South 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 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.
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 South and Leigh West next to other wards of Wigan.