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Leigh

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Leigh typically sold for £175,000. Half of the 1,998 sales were between £130k and £231k, against a typical £194,000 across Wigan.

Postcode WN7

All of Wigan
Leigh NorthLeigh CentralLeigh East & Higher FoldsLeigh WestLeigh South EastLeigh South
The neighbourhoods of Leigh, in Wigan.Open the map
Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £175k half sold for £130k to £231k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 1,998 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +29.6% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 8% of sales · 51% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Wigan.

  • Detached £310,000 typical
    Half between £255k and £370k · 280 sales · Wigan £321k
  • Semi-detached £206,750 typical
    Half between £170k and £240k · 768 sales · Wigan £203k
  • Terraced £135,000 typical
    Half between £118k and £170k · 787 sales · Wigan £144k
  • Flat £110,000 typical
    Half between £95k and £129k · 163 sales · Wigan £110k

Since 1995

Each year in Leigh

This town Wigan Homes sold
£0£100k£200k 1995: £36,0001996: £35,3121997: £38,0001998: £40,0001999: £40,0002000: £37,5002001: £37,5002002: £40,2502003: £52,5002004: £75,0002005: £85,0002006: £102,9502007: £95,0002008: £92,0002009: £91,0002010: £87,5002011: £75,5002012: £90,0002013: £85,0002014: £95,0002015: £105,0002016: £110,0002017: £113,5002018: £110,0002019: £127,0002020: £147,7502021: £150,0002022: £164,0002023: £163,7502024: £172,7252025: £184,975 1995: 587 sold1996: 788 sold1997: 867 sold1998: 817 sold1999: 820 sold2000: 803 sold2001: 891 sold2002: 1190 sold2003: 1154 sold2004: 1209 sold2005: 959 sold2006: 1275 sold2007: 1249 sold2008: 653 sold2009: 429 sold2010: 492 sold2011: 504 sold2012: 390 sold2013: 441 sold2014: 595 sold2015: 708 sold2016: 752 sold2017: 835 sold2018: 811 sold2019: 862 sold2020: 800 sold2021: 1032 sold2022: 894 sold2023: 710 sold2024: 708 sold2025: 670 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£100k£200k 1995: £36,0001996: £35,3121997: £38,0001998: £40,0001999: £40,0002000: £37,5002001: £37,5002002: £40,2502003: £52,5002004: £75,0002005: £85,0002006: £102,9502007: £95,0002008: £92,0002009: £91,0002010: £87,5002011: £75,5002012: £90,0002013: £85,0002014: £95,0002015: £105,0002016: £110,0002017: £113,5002018: £110,0002019: £127,0002020: £147,7502021: £150,0002022: £164,0002023: £163,7502024: £172,7252025: £184,975 1995: 587 sold1996: 788 sold1997: 867 sold1998: 817 sold1999: 820 sold2000: 803 sold2001: 891 sold2002: 1190 sold2003: 1154 sold2004: 1209 sold2005: 959 sold2006: 1275 sold2007: 1249 sold2008: 653 sold2009: 429 sold2010: 492 sold2011: 504 sold2012: 390 sold2013: 441 sold2014: 595 sold2015: 708 sold2016: 752 sold2017: 835 sold2018: 811 sold2019: 862 sold2020: 800 sold2021: 1032 sold2022: 894 sold2023: 710 sold2024: 708 sold2025: 670 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Terraced39% · Wigan 30%
  • Semi-detached38% · Wigan 43%
  • Detached14% · Wigan 22%
  • Flat8% · Wigan 5%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales8% · Wigan 8%
Leaseholds, share of sales51% · Wigan 50%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Leigh

The 6 neighbourhoods mostly in Leigh and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Leigh Central £124,500 £105k to £158k 244 +52.8%
Leigh East & Higher Folds £210,000 £140k to £277k 333 +34.6%
Leigh North £189,995 £148k to £235k 391 +46.2%
Leigh South £213,750 £150k to £284k 306 +22.1%
Leigh South East £171,000 £130k to £230k 290 +39.6%
Leigh West £150,000 £125k to £200k 325 +17.2%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.