Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001320

Leigh South East

Leigh South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,386 residents in Wigan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wigan

7,386

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,399

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,533.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leigh South East

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

Tenure

Owned63.3%

2,153 households

Private rented19.1%

650 households

Social rented16.7%

569 households

Shared ownership0.6%

20 households

Lives rent free0.2%

7 households

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.1%

1,466 households

Semi-detached36.8%

1,253 households

Detached10.4%

353 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.9%

268 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%

39 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

18 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

3 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%

1,569 households

No cars or vans in household23.8%

810 households

2 cars or vans in household23.3%

793 households

3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%

227 households

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.6%

1,583 households

2 bedrooms39.4%

1,340 households

4 or more bedrooms8.1%

275 households

1 bedroom5.9%

201 households

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%

2,079 households

One-person household34.9%

1,184 households

Other household types3.9%

134 households

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.9%

1,185 households

2 people in household33.9%

1,153 households

3 people in household16.3%

553 households

4 people in household10.8%

366 households

5 people in household3.1%

106 households

6 people in household0.8%

27 households

7 people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

8 or more people in household0%

0 households

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%

1,201 residents

15–2916.3%

1,204 residents

30–4419.1%

1,412 residents

45–6428.1%

2,079 residents

65 and over20.2%

1,495 residents

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%

7,000 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%

141 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%

116 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%

89 residents

Other ethnic group0.6%

44 residents

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.5%

1,373 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above22.2%

1,354 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.2%

1,111 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.1%

982 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%

618 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.8%

478 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.9%

175 residents aged 16 and over

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%

3,530 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.7%

2,476 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

85 residents aged 16 and over

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%

1,072 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations16.4%

997 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%

905 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%

833 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%

596 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%

583 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%

416 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%

402 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.7%

288 residents aged 16 and over

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%

3,132 residents

Good health35.5%

2,623 residents

Fair health15.4%

1,138 residents

Bad health5.2%

381 residents

Very bad health1.6%

115 residents

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.4%

5,793 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.6%

1,596 residents

Leigh South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%

1,514 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%

1,141 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%

567 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5%

171 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

6 households

Leigh South East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001320

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Leigh South East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Leigh South East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

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

Source and date are part of the record.