Electoral wardE05015604
Leeds & Langley ward, Maidstone
Leeds & Langley is one of 22 electoral wards of Maidstone Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,761 residents in 3,051 households — 350 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Faversham and Mid Kent and Weald of Kent constituencies; for county elections it is in the Maidstone Rural East and Maidstone Rural South and Maidstone South East divisions.
Residents, 20217,761council ward average 7,990
Households3,0512.54 residents per household
Density350/ km²about 22.14 km² · Maidstone 447
Aged 65+19.0%Maidstone: 19.1% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.4% · 573
5–96.4% · 496
10–156.8% · 524
16–193.0% · 233
20–244.1% · 318
25–3414.0% · 1,083
35–4919.6% · 1,523
50–6419.7% · 1,528
65–7410.7% · 831
75–845.8% · 451
85+2.5% · 194
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.4% · 226
1 car or van32.6% · 995
2 cars or vans42.5% · 1,299
3 or more17.5% · 533
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maidstone overall: 67.4% owned, 13.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright34.7% · 1,059
With mortgage40.5% · 1,235
Shared ownership3.4% · 103
Social rented11.6% · 354
Private rented9.8% · 300
Type of home
Detached house42.5% · 1,297
Semi-detached house34.9% · 1,065
Terraced house14.3% · 437
Purpose-built flat6.4% · 194
Converted house0.6% · 19
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 28
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015604- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Maidstone Rural East, Maidstone Rural South, Maidstone South East
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent, Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 22
Parishes in the ward
Boughton MonchelseaBroomfield and KingswoodLangleyLeedsOtham
Other wards in the same constituency
BBearsted & Downswood26.0% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,667BBoughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton22.8% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned2,910BBoxley Downs17.1% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned7,176CCoxheath & Farleigh23.4% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned6,602GGrove Green & Vinters Park22.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned7,841HHarrietsham, Lenham & North Downs25.4% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned9,763HHeadcorn & Sutton Valence22.4% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned7,505LLoose & Linton23.5% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned10,153MMarden & Yalding20.0% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned9,494PPark Wood & Mangravet10.4% aged 65+ · 44.8% owned9,230SSenacre23.5% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned1,332SShepway20.1% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned12,352SStaplehurst22.8% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned6,693
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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.