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Leigh West
vs Lowton East

Leigh West has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Lowton East. Homes in Lowton East sold for a median of £250,000, 45% above Leigh West. Leigh West has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Wigan with Leigh West highlighted
Leigh West
366 postcodes
Map of Wigan with Lowton East highlighted
Lowton East
390 postcodes
Map of Wigan
Wigan
city average

People

Leigh West has 15,426 residents in 6,618 households; Lowton East has 13,807 in 5,901. Lowton East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 5.3 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 19%). Leigh West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5.8 percentage points more than Lowton East (Wigan: 31%).

15,426Residents (2021)
13,807Residents (2021)
329,330Residents (2021)
6,618Households
5,901Households
143,105Households
18.5%Aged 15–29
16.5%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 65 and over
21.3%Aged 65 and over
19.3%Aged 65 and over
32.2%Living alone
26.4%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Leigh West and 41% in Lowton East. Lowton East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 27.6 percentage points more than Leigh West (Wigan: 66%). Leigh West has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 7.8 percentage points more than Lowton East (Wigan: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £172,950 in Leigh West and £250,000 in Lowton East, against £200,000 across Wigan.

£172,950Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
53.2%Owner-occupied
80.8%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
18.5%Private renting
10.7%Private renting
15.9%Private renting
27.3%Social renting
7.4%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
10.2%Detached houses
39.7%Detached houses
19.2%Detached houses
49.4%Semi-detached houses
41.1%Semi-detached houses
45.6%Semi-detached houses
31.6%Terraced houses
15.6%Terraced houses
26.1%Terraced houses
7.8%Flats
3.3%Flats
7.4%Flats

Surroundings

Leigh West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 27 percentage points more than Lowton East (Wigan: 18%). A typical postcode has 59 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Leigh West, and 52 in Lowton East. The typical postcode is 406 m from the nearest school in Leigh West and 355 m in Lowton East. The typical postcode is 4,062 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Leigh West and 3,802 m in Lowton East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Leigh West and 91% in Lowton East.

39.4%Green space within 500 m
12.4%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
59Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
355 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
50Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
764Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.6%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 West

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.

Lowton East

Lowton East is one of 25 wards in Wigan, home to 13,807 people in 5,901 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 25% above the Wigan median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% below the Wigan average.

More comparisons.

Leigh West and Lowton East next to other wards of Wigan.

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