# Leigh South South east Wigan. 8,370 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.9 square kilometres. Leigh South had 7,705 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Leigh South was £221,500 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001323. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £221,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leigh South was £221,500 in 2025. Joint 2,024th 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-south#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 7,705** (2021). Leigh South had 7,705 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,056th 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-south#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Leigh South 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-south#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.8%** (January 2026). In Leigh South, 95.8% 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-south#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001323) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Leigh South 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=E02001323) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 126 homes were sold in Leigh South in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001323) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Leigh South had 7,705 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001323) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan. The outline is Leigh South. ## Recorded crime in Leigh South Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Leigh South compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Leigh South | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £221,500 | 10th most expensive | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025 | | Population | 7,705 | 11th least populated | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.8% | 11th lowest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Leigh South? Leigh South had 7,705 usual residents at the census. Leigh South is the joint 4,056th 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 South alone. [See Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) - **Average house price: £194,551** (July 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,551 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 52nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 South in brief The median price paid for a home in Leigh South was £221,500 in 2025. Leigh South had 7,705 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Leigh South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Leigh South, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001323 - Ward: [Leigh South †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ward/leigh-south) - 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: 3.87 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,370* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 25 * 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), [Lowton Common](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/lowton-common), [Culcheth West & Croft](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/culcheth-west-and-croft), [Leigh Central](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-central), [Leigh West](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-west), [Leigh East & Higher Folds](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-east-and-higher-folds) ## Latest updates for Leigh South - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001323 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-south, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-south#f-house-sales-median-price. 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