Housing in WN7 2LS
What the homes in WN7 2LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Leigh East & Higher Folds
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
WN7 2LSLeigh
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (67.2%). Flats make up 5.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN7 2LS area is broadly in line with that, at 55.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.8% of households against 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.8%20.5%
- Social rented34.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.7%. 32.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wigan
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wigan, August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WN7 2LS sits in (Leigh East & Higher Folds): about 1,703 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.