Leighton Area Guide | £247k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
Among the least deprived
Population
6,027
Households
2,343
Crimes · Jun '26
45
2,343
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
45
Crimes · Jun '26
£246,500
Median property price
118
Postcodes
2,343
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
45
Crimes · Jun '26
£246,500
Median property price
118
Postcodes

Sold prices in Leighton

England & Wales
Property sales · Leighton
HM Land Registry · Leighton
Average price
£239,408
YoY: -4.8%
Median price: £252,083
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £240,900
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£293k£252k£210k
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.

Police Recorded Crime in Leighton

England & Wales
Crime trends · Leighton

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY +50%
27176
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

45
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Leighton

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 Cheshire East.

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

Apply for a primary place via Cheshire East

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Leighton

GPs make up most of the mapped places

41 GPs · 17 Libraries · 12 Museums · 78 in all

  • GPs41
  • Libraries17
  • Museums12
  • Hospitals7
  • Universities1

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

Overview of Leighton

Coordinates53.1176, -2.4612
Postcodes
118
Population (Census)
6,027
Households (Census)
2,343
Recorded crime · Jun '26
45

Demographics in Leighton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,028
White Brit.89.9%
Other White3.1%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 5.9%

Religion

Total residents: 6,025
Christian50.7%
No religion41.1%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,027
50–6423.7%
35–4920.1%
25–3416.0%
10–157.8%
65–746.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.5%

Households

Total households: 2,343
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.3%
Other13.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.2%
+ 7 other households · 31.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Leighton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.07 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 9.07 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Leighton