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Electoral wardE05008631

High Legh ward, Cheshire East

High Legh is one of 52 electoral wards of Cheshire East Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,925 residents in 1,992 households — 70 people per km², the 40th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tatton constituency.

Residents, 20214,925council ward average 7,669
Households1,9922.47 residents per household
Density70/ km²about 70.26 km² · Cheshire East 342
Aged 65+25.3%Cheshire East: 22.4% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 236
5–95.3% · 262
10–156.7% · 328
16–194.4% · 218
20–243.2% · 158
25–347.2% · 355
35–4920.9% · 1,030
50–6422.1% · 1,091
65–7413.3% · 657
75–848.6% · 425
85+3.4% · 166

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.1% · 102
1 car or van29.7% · 591
2 cars or vans44.8% · 892
3 or more20.4% · 406
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Cheshire East overall: 71.9% owned, 11.6% social rented, 15.5% private rented.

Owned outright43.4% · 864
With mortgage30.2% · 600
Shared ownership0.9% · 18
Social rented5.0% · 100
Private rented20.5% · 407

Type of home

Detached house55.5% · 1,105
Semi-detached house25.2% · 502
Terraced house14.6% · 291
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 8
Converted house0.3% · 5
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile3.5% · 70
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05008631
Constituency
Tatton
Region
North West
Density rank in council
48 of 52

Parishes in the ward

Aston by BudworthHigh LeghKnutsfordLittle Bollington with AgdenMereMillington and RosthernePickmereTabley InferiorTabley Superior

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlderley Edge28.7% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned4,777CChelford26.6% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned4,643HHandforth19.0% aged 65+ · 58.1% owned9,784KKnutsford24.6% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned13,256MMobberley29.4% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned4,732WWilmslow Dean Row17.1% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned5,141WWilmslow East27.2% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned4,440WWilmslow Lacey Green19.1% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned4,980WWilmslow West and Chorley22.0% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned10,087

All 52 wards of Cheshire East

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.