Electoral wardE05015588
Leigh Park Central & West Leigh ward, Havant
Leigh Park Central & West Leigh is one of 12 electoral wards of Havant Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 12,424 residents in 5,199 households — 4,111 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Havant constituency; for county elections it is in the North East Havant division.
Residents, 202112,424council ward average 10,350
Households5,1992.39 residents per household
Density4,111/ km²about 3.02 km² · Havant 2,228
Aged 65+15.4%Havant: 24.3% · under 16: 22.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 885
5–97.1% · 886
10–158.1% · 1,003
16–194.2% · 516
20–245.5% · 689
25–3414.9% · 1,851
35–4918.3% · 2,272
50–6419.4% · 2,413
65–748.5% · 1,052
75–844.7% · 590
85+2.2% · 272
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van31.2% · 1,624
1 car or van38.6% · 2,009
2 cars or vans22.4% · 1,166
3 or more7.7% · 400
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Havant overall: 67.9% owned, 18.6% social rented, 12.4% private rented.
Owned outright20.2% · 1,048
With mortgage24.7% · 1,285
Shared ownership0.7% · 35
Social rented42.0% · 2,183
Private rented12.1% · 628
Lives rent free0.3% · 18
Type of home
Detached house2.0% · 104
Semi-detached house26.1% · 1,356
Terraced house41.0% · 2,133
Purpose-built flat28.4% · 1,478
Converted house0.5% · 25
Other conversion0.3% · 14
Above shop / office1.8% · 93
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015588- Council
- Havant Borough Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- North East Havant
- Constituency
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 12
Other wards in the same constituency
BBedhampton21.7% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned10,328EEmsworth32.8% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned10,269HHavant St Faith's24.0% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned10,771HHayling East35.3% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned9,035HHayling West38.8% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned8,357LLeigh Park Hermitage13.5% aged 65+ · 45.5% owned14,112PPurbrook23.7% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned9,340SStakes17.8% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned10,363
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.