7,284
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '25
£169,988
Median property price
369
Postcodes
Overview of Leigh West
Coordinates53.5042, -2.5367
Postcodes
369
Population (Census)
16,896
Households (Census)
7,284
Recorded crime · May '25
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Leigh West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.70 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Leigh West
Property sales · Leigh West
HM Land Registry · Leigh West
Average price
£173,571
YoY: +2.7%
Median price: £169,988
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £182,800
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£214k£168k£122k
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 West
Crime trends · Leigh West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '23 – May '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Leigh West
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.8%
Other White4.3%
African1.7%
+ other · 6.1%
Religion
Christian55.5%
No religion36.3%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim1.5%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6419.0%
35–4918.8%
25–3415.8%
65–748.9%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Other20.4%
Any member 66+11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
+ 7 other households · 38.0%
Schools in Leigh West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Wigan · WN7 5JS
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Wigan · WN7 5NJ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Newton Westpark Primary School
Wigan · WN7 5JY
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Westleigh School
Wigan · WN7 5NL
Good
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN7 5JN
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN7 4TP
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Holden School
Wigan · WN7 4SB
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Leigh West
Postcodes in Leigh West
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