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Leigh

Middle area

West Southend-on-Sea. 10,088 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Leigh’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£393,750
2,003rd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,891
1,236th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Leigh compares

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Median sale price17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from £225,000 to £627,500. The middle area is £366,250. Leigh is £393,750.
£393,7505th highest
Population17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 9,116 to 13,008. The middle area is 10,581. Leigh is 9,891.
9,8915th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 95.9% to 99.6%. The middle area is 99.0%. Leigh is 96.3%.
96.3%joint 2nd lowest
Claimant rate17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 1.3% to 8.3%. The middle area is 3.6%. Leigh is 2.1%.
2.1%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Southend-on-Sea

These figures are published for the whole of Southend-on-Sea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southend-on-Sea and not Leigh alone. See Southend-on-Sea

Average house price
£328,383
Up 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,554
106th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.0
89th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Leigh in brief

The median price paid for a home in Leigh was £393,750 in 2025.

Leigh had 9,891 usual residents at the census.

In Leigh, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Leigh, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.