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Leigh

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
9,896
Households
4,719
4,719
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
No religion · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
£327,875
Median property price
219
Postcodes
4,719
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
No religion · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
£327,875
Median property price
219
Postcodes

Sold prices in Leigh

England & Wales
Property sales · Leigh
HM Land Registry · Leigh
Average price
£419,600
YoY: -2.3%
Median price: £403,000
View district SS9
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £369,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£539k£443k£346k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood risk in Leigh

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Southend-on-Sea.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Southend-on-Sea
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Amenities in Leigh

GPs make up most of the mapped places

18 GPs · 6 Museums · 5 Libraries · 33 in all

  • GPs18
  • Museums6
  • Libraries5
  • Hospitals2
  • Universities2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Leigh

Coordinates51.5431, 0.6574
Postcodes
219
Population (Census)
9,896
Households (Census)
4,719

Demographics in Leigh

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,881
White Brit.88.6%
Other White4.0%
White Irish1.2%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 5.2%

Religion

Total residents: 9,895
No religion50.4%
Christian40.2%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 3.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,896
35–4924.0%
50–6419.3%
25–3414.3%
65–748.8%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%

Households

Total households: 4,719
Other24.6%
Any member 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 29.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Leigh

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.47 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.47 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Leigh

SS9
219 postcodes