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Leigh: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Leigh neighbourhood of Southend-on-Sea, England (ONS area Southend-on-Sea 011). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes SS9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SS9 1RJ.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Southend-on-Sea

Leigh is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Southend-on-Sea (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £540,000 and flats for £290,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Southend-on-Sea (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Chalkwell, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£540,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£290,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.04; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 6 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£68,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Leigh sits in Southend-on-Sea

Typical house price: 4th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea
Typical flat price: the highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea
Average household income: 2nd highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Leigh

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Southend-on-Sea, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Southend-on-Sea, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southend-on-Sea, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Anti-social behaviour
New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Chalkwell Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (47 to 59 min) and Shoeburyness (about 14 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Leigh North Street Primary School 90 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Westcliff High School for Girls 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Feb 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Leigh

What is the typical house price in Leigh?

£540,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

How does Leigh compare with the rest of Southend-on-Sea?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea. Typical flat price: the highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea. Average household income: 2nd highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea.

Is Leigh an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Leigh gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Leigh?

Chalkwell. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (47 to 59 min) and Shoeburyness (about 14 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Leigh?

Nearest state primary school. Leigh North Street Primary School. 90 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Westcliff High School for Girls. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Feb 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.