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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtWN7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:40 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:23 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,358 residentsin the Leigh Central census areaMedian age 35.73,494 households45% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright10% social rented, 44% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,422 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 59% go by car, 8% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C944 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTaylor's Holewater · under a mileRed Waterswater · 1.2 miHope Carrwetland · 1.0 miFir Tree Flashpond · 1.2 miThe Flashpond · 1.4 miBedford Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPennington Flash Country Parkpark · under a mile · 252 haPennington Gardenpark · under a mile · 5 haFirs Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haMarsh Westleigh Hall Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haLeigh Sports Villagesports ground · under a mile · 11 haButler Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19769 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,651 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 30 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeight Infirmaryunder a mileGP surgeryOld Henry Street Med Ctr29 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots11 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools20 primary, 3 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryLeigh CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 350 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLeigh St Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 211 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBedford High Schoolages 11-16, 1,111 pupils1.2 miCollegeWigan and Leigh College5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN14 miRailway stationHag Fold2.8 miBus stationLeigh Bus Stationunder a mileFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle20 miBus stops129 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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