Electoral wardE05014745
Lewsey ward, Luton
Lewsey is one of 20 electoral wards of Luton Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,114 residents in 3,651 households — 6,048 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Luton North constituency.
Residents, 202110,114council ward average 11,263
Households3,6512.77 residents per household
Density6,048/ km²about 1.67 km² · Luton 5,195
Aged 65+11.3%Luton: 11.7% · under 16: 25.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 663
5–98.1% · 821
10–1510.7% · 1,085
16–195.7% · 577
20–245.5% · 559
25–3412.7% · 1,288
35–4921.3% · 2,153
50–6418.0% · 1,825
65–746.2% · 624
75–843.7% · 372
85+1.4% · 146
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.0% · 911
1 car or van43.5% · 1,585
2 cars or vans24.1% · 877
3 or more7.5% · 273
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Luton overall: 53.9% owned, 16.4% social rented, 29.0% private rented.
Owned outright19.8% · 723
With mortgage30.3% · 1,110
Shared ownership0.4% · 13
Social rented34.4% · 1,259
Private rented14.8% · 541
Lives rent free0.3% · 12
Type of home
Detached house6.6% · 240
Semi-detached house47.5% · 1,733
Terraced house31.1% · 1,134
Purpose-built flat13.8% · 504
Converted house0.7% · 27
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014745- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 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% owned17,082LLeagrave13.8% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned11,189NNorthwell14.6% 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.