"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 West.

Key indicators

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

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 West.

Dataset

House Prices
Leigh West
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kLeigh West 1995-12-01: 30000Leigh West 1996-03-01: 30000Leigh West 1996-06-01: 30000Leigh West 1996-09-01: 30000Leigh West 1996-12-01: 30000Leigh West 1997-03-01: 30000Leigh West 1997-06-01: 30000Leigh West 1997-09-01: 30000Leigh West 1997-12-01: 31000Leigh West 1998-03-01: 30725Leigh West 1998-06-01: 30725Leigh West 1998-09-01: 29500Leigh West 1998-12-01: 28725Leigh West 1999-03-01: 27975Leigh West 1999-06-01: 28000Leigh West 1999-09-01: 28500Leigh West 1999-12-01: 28500Leigh West 2000-03-01: 29972.5Leigh West 2000-06-01: 29950Leigh West 2000-09-01: 29950Leigh West 2000-12-01: 29950Leigh West 2001-03-01: 29950Leigh West 2001-06-01: 30000Leigh West 2001-09-01: 32000Leigh West 2001-12-01: 32800Leigh West 2002-03-01: 33500Leigh West 2002-06-01: 34000Leigh West 2002-09-01: 34600Leigh West 2002-12-01: 35000Leigh West 2003-03-01: 35950Leigh West 2003-06-01: 36950Leigh West 2003-09-01: 39950Leigh West 2003-12-01: 43950Leigh West 2004-03-01: 47000Leigh West 2004-06-01: 51000Leigh West 2004-09-01: 56500Leigh West 2004-12-01: 59972.5Leigh West 2005-03-01: 64500Leigh West 2005-06-01: 65975Leigh West 2005-09-01: 68000Leigh West 2005-12-01: 70000Leigh West 2006-03-01: 71000Leigh West 2006-06-01: 74950Leigh West 2006-09-01: 78725Leigh West 2006-12-01: 83500Leigh West 2007-03-01: 85000Leigh West 2007-06-01: 87500Leigh West 2007-09-01: 85000Leigh West 2007-12-01: 83000Leigh West 2008-03-01: 82500Leigh West 2008-06-01: 81000Leigh West 2008-09-01: 82000Leigh West 2008-12-01: 80000Leigh West 2009-03-01: 77000Leigh West 2009-06-01: 70000Leigh West 2009-09-01: 65000Leigh West 2009-12-01: 65000Leigh West 2010-03-01: 66000Leigh West 2010-06-01: 65000Leigh West 2010-09-01: 65500Leigh West 2010-12-01: 65500Leigh West 2011-03-01: 63680Leigh West 2011-06-01: 60000Leigh West 2011-09-01: 58182.5Leigh West 2011-12-01: 58000Leigh West 2012-03-01: 58950Leigh West 2012-06-01: 63000Leigh West 2012-09-01: 63750Leigh West 2012-12-01: 65000Leigh West 2013-03-01: 70000Leigh West 2013-06-01: 67500Leigh West 2013-09-01: 69000Leigh West 2013-12-01: 68500Leigh West 2014-03-01: 66500Leigh West 2014-06-01: 67500Leigh West 2014-09-01: 69000Leigh West 2014-12-01: 72000Leigh West 2015-03-01: 75000Leigh West 2015-06-01: 77500Leigh West 2015-09-01: 75000Leigh West 2015-12-01: 82750Leigh West 2016-03-01: 81000Leigh West 2016-06-01: 82500Leigh West 2016-09-01: 82000Leigh West 2016-12-01: 80000Leigh West 2017-03-01: 81000Leigh West 2017-06-01: 81500Leigh West 2017-09-01: 85000Leigh West 2017-12-01: 85950Leigh West 2018-03-01: 90000Leigh West 2018-06-01: 92250Leigh West 2018-09-01: 95000Leigh West 2018-12-01: 98000Leigh West 2019-03-01: 95000Leigh West 2019-06-01: 96000Leigh West 2019-09-01: 100000Leigh West 2019-12-01: 105000Leigh West 2020-03-01: 115000Leigh West 2020-06-01: 113000Leigh West 2020-09-01: 120000Leigh West 2020-12-01: 129950Leigh West 2021-03-01: 129950Leigh West 2021-06-01: 124975Leigh West 2021-09-01: 127000Leigh West 2021-12-01: 120000Leigh West 2022-03-01: 122000Leigh West 2022-06-01: 130000Leigh West 2022-09-01: 133500Leigh West 2022-12-01: 135000Leigh West 2023-03-01: 135000

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 West.

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 West, 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 West. 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 West. 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 West. 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 West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.