West Leigh

House prices

Updated Mar 2026

Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat

Property type	Latest	YoY	Since 1995	vs England
Detached	£675k	-9.4%	+650%	+59%
Semi-detached	£662k	+6.1%	+728%	2.4×
Terraced	£570k	-0.8%	+751%	2.3×
Flat	£257k	-1.2%	+494%	+7%

Schools

Updated Apr 2026

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School	Distance	Admissions	Attainment 8	English & Maths 5+
Belfairs Academy	0.2 mi	Non-sel	45.5	45%

Rents

	Yours	Trend	Position
All bedrooms	£1,274
1 bed	£856
2 bed	£1,088
3 bed	£1,324
4+ bed	£1,825

Crime

Reported crimes per month

	Yours	Trend	Position
All crime	1,474
Violence & sexual offences	606
Burglary	52
Anti-social behaviour	157

GP practices

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
HIGHLANDS SURGERY	GP practice	0.07 mi
THE LEIGH SURGERY	GP practice	1.4 mi
SE ESSEX ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION HUB	GP practice	1.2 mi
GP HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE - ASHINGDON	GP practice	1.2 mi
THE PALL MALL SURGERY	GP practice	1.6 mi

Transport

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station	Rail station	0.5 mi
Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station	Rail station	0.5 mi
Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station	Rail station	0.5 mi
Chalkwell Rail Station	Rail station	1.7 mi
Chalkwell Rail Station	Rail station	1.7 mi

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

	Yours	Trend	Position
Superfast (30Mbps+)	99.5%
Gigabit	97.1%
Full fibre (FTTP)	95.6%

Mobile coverage

	Yours	Trend	Position
Indoor 4G (all operators)	94.7%
Indoor voice (all)	99.1%
5G outdoor (any)	—

Deprivation

Updated Oct 2025

	More deprivedLess deprived	West Leigh average (lo–hi)
Overall		89% (71–98)
Income		86% (65–99)
Employment		87% (65–100)
Education		89% (84–97)
Health		86% (74–98)
Crime		78% (58–93)
Housing & services		81% (61–93)
Living environment		44% (19–67)

Your MP

Updated Apr 2026

David Burton-Sampson MP

Labour

Southend West and Leigh

david.burtonsampson.mp@parliament.uk

www.davidburtonsampson.co.uk

Green spaces

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Belfairs Swim Centre	Sports facility	0.3 mi
Greenspace access point	Park	0.5 mi
Belfairs Park	Sports facility	0.6 mi
Greenspace access point	Park	0.6 mi
Greenspace access point	Play space	0.7 mi

Listed buildings

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Grade	Distance
Church of St Margaret of Antioch	II	0.4 mi
The Crooked Billet Public House	II	0.9 mi
62 and 63, High Street	II	0.9 mi
Leigh Library	II	0.9 mi
Tomb of Mary Ellis in St Clement's Church	II	1.0 mi

Companies

	Yours	Trend	Position
Active companies	7,557
Total registered	8,477
Dormant	119
New (last year)	1,260
New (last 5 years)	4,158

Air quality

	Yours	Trend	Position
PM2.5	7
PM10	12
NO₂	9
NOₓ	13

Road casualties

	Yours	Trend	Position
All collisions	2
Fatal	0
Serious	0
Killed/serious	0
Pedestrian	1
Cyclist	1

Traffic

	Yours	Trend	Position
All motor vehicles	400,700,000
Cars & taxis	331,400,000

Flood risk

	Yours	Trend	Position
Rivers & sea	0

Bathing water

Updated Nov 2025

Name	Distance
Leigh Bell Wharf	1.4 mi
Southend Chalkwell	2.5 mi
Southend Westcliff Bay	2.8 mi
Southend Three Shells	4.0 mi
Southend Jubilee	4.6 mi

Population

	Yours	Trend	Position
Total population	1,637

Age structure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Aged 0–15	20.1%
Aged 16–64	57.0%
Aged 65+	22.9%

Ethnic group

	Yours	Trend	Position
White	96.5%
Asian	0.5%
Black	0.2%
Mixed	2.6%
Other	0.3%

Housing tenure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Owner-occupied	88.8%
Social rented	0.8%
Private rented	10.4%

Accommodation type

	Yours	Trend	Position
Detached	29.0%
Semi-detached	53.3%
Terraced	6.7%
Flat / maisonette	11.0%

Car availability

	Yours	Trend	Position
No car or van	7.9%
1 car or van	46.6%
2+ cars or vans	45.5%

Economic activity

	Yours	Trend	Position
Economically active	62.2%
Unemployed	1.7%

Qualifications

	Yours	Trend	Position
No qualifications	9.2%
Degree or above	42.1%

Health

	Yours	Trend	Position
Life expectancy	—
Obesity prevalence	67.1%
Smoking prevalence	8.4%
Infant mortality	3.7

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