Electoral wardE05014147
Lee East ward, Gosport
Lee East is one of 14 electoral wards of Gosport Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,916 residents in 2,440 households — 2,326 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gosport constituency; for county elections it is in the Lee division.
Residents, 20215,916council ward average 5,854
Households2,4402.42 residents per household
Density2,326/ km²about 2.54 km² · Gosport 3,233
Aged 65+19.9%Gosport: 21.4% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 232
5–95.7% · 340
10–159.5% · 563
16–195.2% · 309
20–244.5% · 265
25–348.2% · 487
35–4920.7% · 1,223
50–6422.3% · 1,322
65–7411.9% · 704
75–846.3% · 371
85+1.8% · 104
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.9% · 291
1 car or van40.4% · 986
2 cars or vans35.1% · 856
3 or more12.6% · 307
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gosport overall: 63.6% owned, 16.3% social rented, 18.7% private rented.
Owned outright35.7% · 871
With mortgage38.3% · 933
Shared ownership1.8% · 43
Social rented13.0% · 316
Private rented11.3% · 276
Type of home
Detached house31.0% · 756
Semi-detached house27.4% · 669
Terraced house28.4% · 694
Purpose-built flat12.2% · 298
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.5% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014147- Council
- Gosport Borough Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Lee
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 14
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlverstoke30.2% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned6,314AAnglesey29.0% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned5,343BBridgemary22.2% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned5,726BBrockhurst & Privett24.4% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned5,126EElson19.0% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned6,022FForton14.5% aged 65+ · 39.0% owned5,792GGrange & Alver Valley6.2% aged 65+ · 39.4% owned7,404HHarbourside & Town21.9% aged 65+ · 42.4% owned4,911HHardway18.2% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,266LLee West37.4% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned5,195LLeesland & Newtown17.5% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned6,700PPeel Common27.9% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned5,550RRowner & Holbrook18.4% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned5,690
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.