Electoral wardE05011410
Rothwell ward, Leeds
Rothwell is one of 33 electoral wards of Leeds City Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 20,571 residents in 9,031 households — 1,024 people per km², the 32nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wakefield and Rothwell constituency.
Residents, 202120,571council ward average 24,605
Households9,0312.28 residents per household
Density1,024/ km²about 20.09 km² · Leeds 1,472
Aged 65+21.1%Leeds: 15.6% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 1,152
5–95.7% · 1,170
10–156.9% · 1,422
16–193.9% · 793
20–244.2% · 859
25–3412.2% · 2,504
35–4919.7% · 4,046
50–6420.9% · 4,291
65–7410.7% · 2,198
75–847.5% · 1,536
85+2.9% · 603
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.5% · 1,760
1 car or van43.2% · 3,905
2 cars or vans29.8% · 2,687
3 or more7.5% · 679
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Leeds overall: 57.0% owned, 20.4% social rented, 21.8% private rented.
Owned outright36.2% · 3,267
With mortgage34.7% · 3,132
Shared ownership0.3% · 31
Social rented16.4% · 1,485
Private rented12.2% · 1,102
Lives rent free0.1% · 12
Type of home
Detached house23.9% · 2,156
Semi-detached house46.4% · 4,186
Terraced house19.3% · 1,743
Purpose-built flat9.0% · 812
Converted house0.5% · 41
Other conversion0.4% · 35
Above shop / office0.4% · 34
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 23
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011410- Council
- Leeds City Council
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 27 of 33
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.