"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Leigh East.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Leigh East.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Leigh East.

Dataset

House Prices
Leigh East
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kLeigh East 1995-12-01: 35750Leigh East 1996-03-01: 34995Leigh East 1996-06-01: 35000Leigh East 1996-09-01: 36000Leigh East 1996-12-01: 37497.5Leigh East 1997-03-01: 41000Leigh East 1997-06-01: 47995Leigh East 1997-09-01: 48445Leigh East 1997-12-01: 49300Leigh East 1998-03-01: 48472.5Leigh East 1998-06-01: 48397.5Leigh East 1998-09-01: 46545Leigh East 1998-12-01: 49237.5Leigh East 1999-03-01: 49237.5Leigh East 1999-06-01: 51950Leigh East 1999-09-01: 54950Leigh East 1999-12-01: 54950Leigh East 2000-03-01: 54995Leigh East 2000-06-01: 53000Leigh East 2000-09-01: 53000Leigh East 2000-12-01: 50000Leigh East 2001-03-01: 48950Leigh East 2001-06-01: 47000Leigh East 2001-09-01: 43750Leigh East 2001-12-01: 40500Leigh East 2002-03-01: 43725Leigh East 2002-06-01: 45500Leigh East 2002-09-01: 47000Leigh East 2002-12-01: 48000Leigh East 2003-03-01: 51000Leigh East 2003-06-01: 52000Leigh East 2003-09-01: 55475Leigh East 2003-12-01: 59997Leigh East 2004-03-01: 59999.5Leigh East 2004-06-01: 73950Leigh East 2004-09-01: 89995Leigh East 2004-12-01: 89995Leigh East 2005-03-01: 89995Leigh East 2005-06-01: 89995Leigh East 2005-09-01: 79000Leigh East 2005-12-01: 92000Leigh East 2006-03-01: 96000Leigh East 2006-06-01: 110000Leigh East 2006-09-01: 114497.5Leigh East 2006-12-01: 116995Leigh East 2007-03-01: 115495Leigh East 2007-06-01: 113000Leigh East 2007-09-01: 110000Leigh East 2007-12-01: 99950Leigh East 2008-03-01: 98750Leigh East 2008-06-01: 93000Leigh East 2008-09-01: 88725Leigh East 2008-12-01: 87475Leigh East 2009-03-01: 85000Leigh East 2009-06-01: 92000Leigh East 2009-09-01: 95500Leigh East 2009-12-01: 105635.5Leigh East 2010-03-01: 110000Leigh East 2010-06-01: 115000Leigh East 2010-09-01: 115750Leigh East 2010-12-01: 100000Leigh East 2011-03-01: 90000Leigh East 2011-06-01: 82500Leigh East 2011-09-01: 91000Leigh East 2011-12-01: 97250Leigh East 2012-03-01: 103000Leigh East 2012-06-01: 107500Leigh East 2012-09-01: 110000Leigh East 2012-12-01: 110000Leigh East 2013-03-01: 99500Leigh East 2013-06-01: 95250Leigh East 2013-09-01: 87475Leigh East 2013-12-01: 90002.5Leigh East 2014-03-01: 92750Leigh East 2014-06-01: 98000Leigh East 2014-09-01: 112500Leigh East 2014-12-01: 98475Leigh East 2015-03-01: 100000Leigh East 2015-06-01: 100000Leigh East 2015-09-01: 96000Leigh East 2015-12-01: 99950Leigh East 2016-03-01: 102475Leigh East 2016-06-01: 88875Leigh East 2016-09-01: 113000Leigh East 2016-12-01: 130427.5Leigh East 2017-03-01: 132000Leigh East 2017-06-01: 135000Leigh East 2017-09-01: 133995Leigh East 2017-12-01: 124995Leigh East 2018-03-01: 125000Leigh East 2018-06-01: 125000Leigh East 2018-09-01: 126000Leigh East 2018-12-01: 131000Leigh East 2019-03-01: 127500Leigh East 2019-06-01: 135000Leigh East 2019-09-01: 147000Leigh East 2019-12-01: 149997.5Leigh East 2020-03-01: 155995Leigh East 2020-06-01: 157495Leigh East 2020-09-01: 156300Leigh East 2020-12-01: 157995Leigh East 2021-03-01: 159997.5Leigh East 2021-06-01: 160000Leigh East 2021-09-01: 165000Leigh East 2021-12-01: 162997.5Leigh East 2022-03-01: 161995Leigh East 2022-06-01: 160000Leigh East 2022-09-01: 150000Leigh East 2022-12-01: 143000Leigh East 2023-03-01: 141500

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Leigh East.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Leigh East, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Leigh East. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Leigh East. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Leigh East. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Leigh East.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.