Electoral wardE05014148
Lee West ward, Gosport
Lee West is one of 14 electoral wards of Gosport Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,195 residents in 2,424 households — 2,331 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gosport constituency; for county elections it is in the Lee division.
Residents, 20215,195council ward average 5,854
Households2,4242.14 residents per household
Density2,331/ km²about 2.23 km² · Gosport 3,233
Aged 65+37.4%Gosport: 21.4% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 202
5–94.9% · 255
10–155.7% · 294
16–193.1% · 163
20–243.4% · 177
25–347.4% · 382
35–4914.5% · 755
50–6419.7% · 1,026
65–7417.5% · 910
75–8413.7% · 714
85+6.1% · 317
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.1% · 365
1 car or van45.3% · 1,097
2 cars or vans30.2% · 733
3 or more9.4% · 229
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gosport overall: 63.6% owned, 16.3% social rented, 18.7% private rented.
Owned outright53.5% · 1,296
With mortgage22.2% · 537
Shared ownership2.8% · 68
Social rented4.7% · 115
Private rented16.8% · 407
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house40.4% · 979
Semi-detached house18.3% · 443
Terraced house10.4% · 253
Purpose-built flat26.4% · 641
Converted house1.6% · 39
Other conversion0.6% · 15
Above shop / office2.2% · 53
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014148- Council
- Gosport Borough Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Lee
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 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 East19.9% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned5,916LLeesland & 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.