Leigh Central & Higher Folds · Wigan
Leigh Central & Higher Folds: your neighbourhood
Leigh Central & Higher Folds electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
What stands out here?
Homes rented privately: 29% here, compared with 16% across Wigan (13 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →People aged 65 or over: 15.3% here, compared with 19.3% across Wigan (4 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 23.4% here, compared with 20.6% across Wigan (2.8 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →The ward in numbers
People aged 65 or over
15.3%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
2,300 out of 15,057.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
6.3%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
943 out of 15,068.
Source and method →People counted in the census
15,05121 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
15,051 out of 15,051.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
23.3%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
2,856 out of 12,252.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
56.2%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
3,833 out of 6,824.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
23.4%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,597 out of 6,824.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
37.4%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
4,573 out of 12,237.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
58.4%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
7,142 out of 12,237.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
6.3%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
774 out of 12,237.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
23.2%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
2,846 out of 12,252.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
29%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,973 out of 6,828.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
18%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
2,197 out of 12,237.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
16%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,102 out of 6,828.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
4.3%21 March 2021 · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
522 out of 12,237.
Source and method →Crime and safety
Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Greater Manchester Police: Currently no crime, outcome or stop and search data is available. The force is progressing towards a new IT system and data processes which will support provision of data to police.uk in the future. Some data is available directly from GMP website here: https://www.gmp.police.uk/police-forces/greater-manchester-police/areas/greater-manchester-force-content/sd/stats-and-data/ Greater Manchester Police: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.
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