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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001313

Leigh North

Leigh North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,167 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan
8,167

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,510

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,007.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Newtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carWheatley & Ovenden West, Calderdale7,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.6% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no carBilton Grange, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,006 residents · 50.2% owned · 34.7% no carGibbonsdown, Vale of Glamorgan9,352 residents · 56.1% owned · 25.7% no car

Most similar within Wigan

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pemberton North, Wigan6,605 residents · 59.7% owned · 25.4% no carHindley East, Wigan7,986 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leigh North

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned53.5%
1,878 households
Social rented31.5%
1,107 households
Private rented14.5%
509 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.5%
1,528 households
Terraced32.8%
1,150 households
Detached14.5%
508 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
290 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,501 households
No cars or vans in household28%
984 households
2 cars or vans in household23.3%
817 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
210 households
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.3%
1,767 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
1,066 households
1 bedroom9.9%
346 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
332 households
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,220 households
One-person household32.6%
1,146 households
Other household types4.2%
147 households
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.7%
1,147 households
1 person in household32.6%
1,146 households
3 people in household15.7%
550 households
4 people in household12.3%
433 households
5 people in household4.8%
167 households
6 people in household1.5%
52 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,585 residents
15–2917.5%
1,432 residents
30–4420%
1,632 residents
45–6426.1%
2,130 residents
65 and over17%
1,393 residents
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
7,599 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
196 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
173 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
142 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
61 residents
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.8%
1,672 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
3,505 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
2,858 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
1,232 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.9%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.9%
3,421 residents
Good health33.7%
2,756 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,266 residents
Bad health6.8%
552 residents
Very bad health2.1%
172 residents
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76%
6,208 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24%
1,959 residents
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.2%
1,305 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,204 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.7%
726 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.5%
265 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Leigh North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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