"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 South.

Key indicators

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

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 South.

Dataset

House Prices
Leigh South
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kLeigh South 1995-12-01: 46500Leigh South 1996-03-01: 47000Leigh South 1996-06-01: 46875Leigh South 1996-09-01: 43500Leigh South 1996-12-01: 43000Leigh South 1997-03-01: 45950Leigh South 1997-06-01: 44000Leigh South 1997-09-01: 44000Leigh South 1997-12-01: 46000Leigh South 1998-03-01: 45250Leigh South 1998-06-01: 48400Leigh South 1998-09-01: 48625Leigh South 1998-12-01: 51450Leigh South 1999-03-01: 50000Leigh South 1999-06-01: 49475Leigh South 1999-09-01: 49997.5Leigh South 1999-12-01: 49000Leigh South 2000-03-01: 49950Leigh South 2000-06-01: 49000Leigh South 2000-09-01: 46250Leigh South 2000-12-01: 44000Leigh South 2001-03-01: 45000Leigh South 2001-06-01: 46500Leigh South 2001-09-01: 47000Leigh South 2001-12-01: 49000Leigh South 2002-03-01: 49950Leigh South 2002-06-01: 49000Leigh South 2002-09-01: 50000Leigh South 2002-12-01: 52000Leigh South 2003-03-01: 53250Leigh South 2003-06-01: 57500Leigh South 2003-09-01: 59000Leigh South 2003-12-01: 65000Leigh South 2004-03-01: 67000Leigh South 2004-06-01: 76000Leigh South 2004-09-01: 87500Leigh South 2004-12-01: 94500Leigh South 2005-03-01: 98000Leigh South 2005-06-01: 98250Leigh South 2005-09-01: 103750Leigh South 2005-12-01: 105000Leigh South 2006-03-01: 105000Leigh South 2006-06-01: 104950Leigh South 2006-09-01: 106450Leigh South 2006-12-01: 109000Leigh South 2007-03-01: 108950Leigh South 2007-06-01: 113000Leigh South 2007-09-01: 111500Leigh South 2007-12-01: 109500Leigh South 2008-03-01: 109950Leigh South 2008-06-01: 110438Leigh South 2008-09-01: 112275Leigh South 2008-12-01: 107500Leigh South 2009-03-01: 105000Leigh South 2009-06-01: 99725Leigh South 2009-09-01: 93500Leigh South 2009-12-01: 109950Leigh South 2010-03-01: 105000Leigh South 2010-06-01: 102750Leigh South 2010-09-01: 107000Leigh South 2010-12-01: 100000Leigh South 2011-03-01: 112500Leigh South 2011-06-01: 95000Leigh South 2011-09-01: 87000Leigh South 2011-12-01: 85500Leigh South 2012-03-01: 84500Leigh South 2012-06-01: 112500Leigh South 2012-09-01: 122500Leigh South 2012-12-01: 122250Leigh South 2013-03-01: 115000Leigh South 2013-06-01: 110000Leigh South 2013-09-01: 108500Leigh South 2013-12-01: 108500Leigh South 2014-03-01: 118000Leigh South 2014-06-01: 120000Leigh South 2014-09-01: 122000Leigh South 2014-12-01: 124000Leigh South 2015-03-01: 124950Leigh South 2015-06-01: 124950Leigh South 2015-09-01: 124995Leigh South 2015-12-01: 129475Leigh South 2016-03-01: 134250Leigh South 2016-06-01: 146000Leigh South 2016-09-01: 145000Leigh South 2016-12-01: 139000Leigh South 2017-03-01: 131000Leigh South 2017-06-01: 125500Leigh South 2017-09-01: 126500Leigh South 2017-12-01: 130000Leigh South 2018-03-01: 130000Leigh South 2018-06-01: 135000Leigh South 2018-09-01: 134000Leigh South 2018-12-01: 134000Leigh South 2019-03-01: 134000Leigh South 2019-06-01: 132000Leigh South 2019-09-01: 121000Leigh South 2019-12-01: 122500Leigh South 2020-03-01: 125000Leigh South 2020-06-01: 125000Leigh South 2020-09-01: 131950Leigh South 2020-12-01: 142950Leigh South 2021-03-01: 145000Leigh South 2021-06-01: 161500Leigh South 2021-09-01: 167750Leigh South 2021-12-01: 159950Leigh South 2022-03-01: 170000Leigh South 2022-06-01: 170000Leigh South 2022-09-01: 185000Leigh South 2022-12-01: 197500Leigh South 2023-03-01: 195000

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 South.

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 South, 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 South. 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 South. 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 South. 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 South.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.