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Leigh Park Central & West Leigh

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North east Havant. About 12,854 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 62% of people in Leigh Park Central & West Leigh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,494
1,439th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
62%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Leigh Park Central & West Leigh compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Leigh Park Central & West LeighMiddle
Population12 wards, Havant · 2021
Population: every ward in Havant12 areas from 8,598 to 12,949. The middle area is 10,076. Leigh Park Central & West Leigh is 12,494.
12,4942nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Havant · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Havant12 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 61.0%. Leigh Park Central & West Leigh is 62.0%.
62%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Havant · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Havant12 areas from 79.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 96.7%. Leigh Park Central & West Leigh is 96.7%.
96.7%6th highest
Claimant rate12 wards, Havant · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Havant12 areas from 1.7% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.8%. Leigh Park Central & West Leigh is 5.9%.
5.9%joint highest

Is Leigh Park Central & West Leigh safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leigh Park Central & West Leigh at a rate of 137.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.6 per 1,000 people across Havant.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 131 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leigh Park Central & West Leigh.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (842), other crime (325) and anti-social behaviour (226).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Havant

These figures are published for the whole of Havant, not for each ward, so they describe all of Havant and not Leigh Park Central & West Leigh alone. See Havant

Average house price
£319,869
Down 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,220
132nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.5
Joint 117th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Leigh Park Central & West Leigh in brief

Leigh Park Central & West Leigh had 12,494 usual residents at the census.

About 62% of people in Leigh Park Central & West Leigh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Leigh Park Central & West Leigh, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Leigh Park Central & West Leigh, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.