# Leigh East & Higher Folds

South east Wigan. 9,830 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.

Leigh East & Higher Folds had 9,005 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Leigh East & Higher Folds was £192,500 in 2025.

Middle area. Code E02001317. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £192,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leigh East & Higher Folds was £192,500 in 2025. Joint 1,323rd cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-east-and-higher-folds#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,005** (2021). Leigh East & Higher Folds had 9,005 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,113th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-east-and-higher-folds#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 42%** (2022). About 42% of people in Leigh East & Higher Folds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-east-and-higher-folds#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.8%** (January 2026). In Leigh East & Higher Folds, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-east-and-higher-folds#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001317) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 42% of people in Leigh East & Higher Folds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02001317) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 102 homes were sold in Leigh East & Higher Folds in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001317) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Leigh East & Higher Folds had 9,005 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001317) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan. The outline is Leigh East & Higher Folds.

## Recorded crime in Leigh East & Higher Folds


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How Leigh East & Higher Folds compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Leigh East & Higher Folds | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £192,500 | 20th most expensive | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025 |
| Population | 9,005 | 9th most populated | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 42% | 14th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.8% | 4th lowest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Leigh East & Higher Folds?

Leigh East & Higher Folds had 9,005 usual residents at the census.
Leigh East & Higher Folds is the joint 2,113th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wigan and not Leigh East & Higher Folds alone. [See Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- **Average house price: £194,393** (August 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,393 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,377** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wigan earned a median of £37,377 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 137th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.2×** (2025). A home in Wigan costs 5.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 53rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Wigan has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Leigh East & Higher Folds in brief

The median price paid for a home in Leigh East & Higher Folds was £192,500 in 2025.
Leigh East & Higher Folds had 9,005 usual residents at the census.
About 42% of people in Leigh East & Higher Folds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leigh East & Higher Folds, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001317
- Ward: [Leigh Central & Higher Folds †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ward/leigh-central-and-higher-folds)
- Constituency: [Leigh and Atherton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton)
- Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 3.71 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,830*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 30

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Leigh South East](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-south-east), [Atherton South West](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/atherton-south-west), [Leigh Central](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-central), [Tyldesley South](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/tyldesley-south), [Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/astley-blackmoor-and-mosley-common), [Atherton South East & Tyldesley West](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/atherton-south-east-and-tyldesley-west)

## Latest updates for Leigh East & Higher Folds

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001317

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-east-and-higher-folds