Electoral wardE05014744
Leagrave ward, Luton
Leagrave is one of 20 electoral wards of Luton Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 11,189 residents in 4,067 households — 6,205 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Luton North constituency.
Residents, 202111,189council ward average 11,263
Households4,0672.75 residents per household
Density6,205/ km²about 1.80 km² · Luton 5,195
Aged 65+13.8%Luton: 11.7% · under 16: 24.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 738
5–98.0% · 891
10–159.4% · 1,054
16–195.6% · 623
20–245.5% · 617
25–3412.5% · 1,402
35–4920.8% · 2,331
50–6417.7% · 1,981
65–747.1% · 797
75–844.6% · 515
85+2.1% · 236
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.3% · 990
1 car or van43.5% · 1,771
2 cars or vans23.7% · 964
3 or more8.4% · 342
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Luton overall: 53.9% owned, 16.4% social rented, 29.0% private rented.
Owned outright24.3% · 989
With mortgage28.3% · 1,153
Shared ownership0.7% · 27
Social rented31.4% · 1,280
Private rented15.2% · 619
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house10.8% · 439
Semi-detached house44.6% · 1,812
Terraced house18.2% · 742
Purpose-built flat25.0% · 1,016
Converted house0.9% · 38
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014744- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 20
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarnfield15.4% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned9,644BBeech Hill7.3% aged 65+ · 50.6% owned14,752BBramingham20.8% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned13,917CChallney9.5% aged 65+ · 59.0% owned17,082LLewsey11.3% aged 65+ · 50.1% owned10,114NNorthwell14.6% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned15,443PPoets16.4% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned7,168SSaints8.5% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned13,595SStopsley18.3% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned12,259SSundon Park14.5% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned8,451
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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.