5,782
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
2 · 0.2 per 1k
Crimes · Dec '25
£181,208
Median property price
286
Postcodes
Overview of Leigh South
Coordinates53.4883, -2.5112
Postcodes
286
Population (Census)
12,865
Households (Census)
5,782
Recorded crime · Dec '25
2 · 0.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Leigh South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.86 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.86 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Leigh South
Property sales · Leigh South
HM Land Registry · Leigh South
Average price
£214,211
YoY: +1.5%
Median price: £200,357
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £287,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£287k£233k£179k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Leigh South
Crime trends · Leigh South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJan '24 – Dec '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
210
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
2
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Dec '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Leigh South
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.5%
Other White2.3%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Christian62.8%
No religion30.8%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6421.5%
35–4919.4%
25–3411.8%
65–7410.9%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Other18.3%
Any member 66+14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
All members 66+10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
+ 8 other households · 34.8%
Schools in Leigh South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
Wigan · WN7 3DJ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Bedford High School
Wigan · WN7 2LU
Good
0.9 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
Wigan · WN7 4HB
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Leigh South
Postcodes in Leigh South
M29 7ENM29 7LHM29 7SHWN7 1DNWN7 1XZWN7 2AYWN7 2AZWN7 2BAWN7 2BBWN7 2LAWN7 2LBWN7 2LDWN7 2LFWN7 2LHWN7 2LQWN7 2LRWN7 2LUWN7 2LYWN7 2NAWN7 2NDWN7 2NEWN7 2NFWN7 2NGWN7 2NHWN7 2NJWN7 2NLWN7 2NNWN7 2NPWN7 2NQWN7 2NRWN7 2NSWN7 2NWWN7 3AAWN7 3ABWN7 3AEWN7 3AFWN7 3AGWN7 3AHWN7 3AJWN7 3ALWN7 3ANWN7 3APWN7 3AQWN7 3ARWN7 3ATWN7 3AUWN7 3AWWN7 3AXWN7 3AYWN7 3AZWN7 3BAWN7 3BBWN7 3BDWN7 3BFWN7 3BGWN7 3BHWN7 3BJWN7 3BLWN7 3BNWN7 3BPWN7 3BQWN7 3BSWN7 3BTWN7 3BUWN7 3BWWN7 3BXWN7 3BYWN7 3BZWN7 3DAWN7 3DBWN7 3DDWN7 3DEWN7 3DGWN7 3DHWN7 3DJWN7 3DLWN7 3DNWN7 3DPWN7 3DQWN7 3DRWN7 3DSWN7 3DTWN7 3DUWN7 3DWWN7 3DXWN7 3DYWN7 3DZWN7 3EAWN7 3EBWN7 3EDWN7 3EEWN7 3EFWN7 3EGWN7 3EHWN7 3ELWN7 3ENWN7 3EPWN7 3EQWN7 3ERWN7 3ESWN7 3ETWN7 3EUWN7 3EWWN7 3EXWN7 3EYWN7 3EZWN7 3FYWN7 3FZWN7 3GAWN7 3GBWN7 3GEWN7 3GFWN7 3HAWN7 3HBWN7 3HDWN7 3HEWN7 3HFWN7 3HGWN7 3HHWN7 3HJ