325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Leigh South

Ward · E05015002

Ward
Leigh South
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Country
England
Constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Police
Greater Manchester

House prices

£385k£192k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £366k +6.2% +348% -14%
Semi-detached £252k +11% +405% -10%
Terraced £168k +20% +462% -32%
Flat £115k +12% +137% -52%

Median sale prices in Leigh South from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Bedford High School 0.9 mi Non-sel 45.5 48%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £719
1 bed £521
2 bed £673
3 bed £806
4+ bed £1,109

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 6
Violence & sexual offences 4
Burglary 1
Anti-social behaviour 2

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY GP practice 0.9 mi
FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY GP practice 0.9 mi
LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE GP practice 0.9 mi
PREMIER HEALTH TEAM GP practice 0.9 mi
OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR GP practice 0.9 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Atherton Rail Station Rail station 5.5 mi
Atherton Rail Station Rail station 5.6 mi
Hag Fold Rail Station Rail station 5.2 mi
Hag Fold Rail Station Rail station 5.2 mi
Hag Fold Rail Station Rail station 5.2 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 99.0%
Gigabit 92.8%
Full fibre (FTTP) 59.9%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 91.3%
Indoor voice (all) 95.5%
5G outdoor (any) 99.9%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Leigh South
average (lo–hi)
Overall42% (5–95)
Income45% (6–93)
Employment38% (5–88)
Education41% (5–93)
Health31% (4–69)
Crime36% (3–97)
Housing & services55% (28–85)
Living environment56% (29–96)

Your MP

Jo Platt MP

Labour (Co-op)

Leigh and Atherton

jo.platt.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.6 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.6 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.5 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.5 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.7 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Butts Mill II 0.7 mi
Speakman House II 0.8 mi
Mather Lane Mill II 0.8 mi
Former Warehouse Immediately North West of Dick Mather Bridge II 0.9 mi
Bedford Hall II 0.9 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 11,697
Total registered 12,945
Dormant 214
New (last year) 2,220
New (last 5 years) 6,552

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 12
NO₂ 12
NOₓ 17

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

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

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 1,251,200,000
Cars & taxis 980,200,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 2

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,595

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 21.4%
Aged 16–64 65.0%
Aged 65+ 13.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 93.6%
Asian 2.7%
Black 1.5%
Mixed 2.0%
Other 0.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 39.0%
Social rented 39.5%
Private rented 21.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 1.8%
Semi-detached 21.9%
Terraced 64.1%
Flat / maisonette 12.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 32.6%
1 car or van 48.2%
2+ cars or vans 19.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 58.3%
Unemployed 3.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 27.3%
Degree or above 19.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 74.6%
Smoking prevalence 11.1%
Infant mortality 5.2

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.