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Leigh Central & Higher Folds

Ward

South east Wigan. About 16,644 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 55% of people in Leigh Central & Higher Folds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,051
810th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
55%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Leigh Central & Higher Folds compares

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

Leigh Central & Higher FoldsMiddle
Population25 wards, Wigan · 2021
Population: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 11,433 to 15,691. The middle area is 13,166. Leigh Central & Higher Folds is 15,051.
15,0513rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Wigan · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Leigh Central & Higher Folds is 55.0%.
55%11th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 93.1% to 99.1%. The middle area is 97.1%. Leigh Central & Higher Folds is 94.2%.
94.2%5th lowest
Claimant rate25 wards, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 1.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.6%. Leigh Central & Higher Folds is 5.6%.
5.6%2nd highest

What is the population of Leigh Central & Higher Folds?

Leigh Central & Higher Folds had 15,051 usual residents at the census.

Leigh Central & Higher Folds is the 810th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wigan and not Leigh Central & Higher Folds alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,393
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 53rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Leigh Central & Higher Folds in brief

Leigh Central & Higher Folds had 15,051 usual residents at the census.

About 55% of people in Leigh Central & Higher Folds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Leigh Central & Higher Folds, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Leigh Central & Higher Folds, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.