Electoral wardE05004201
Purleigh ward, Maldon
Purleigh is one of 17 electoral wards of Maldon District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,524 residents in 1,378 households — 87 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Maldon constituency; for county elections it is in the Maldon division.
Residents, 20213,524council ward average 3,894
Households1,3782.56 residents per household
Density87/ km²about 40.60 km² · Maldon 185
Aged 65+24.8%Maldon: 25.0% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 116
5–94.1% · 146
10–156.6% · 232
16–194.4% · 155
20–245.1% · 181
25–348.5% · 300
35–4914.7% · 518
50–6428.4% · 1,000
65–7413.7% · 483
75–848.6% · 302
85+2.6% · 90
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.8% · 66
1 car or van24.7% · 339
2 cars or vans39.0% · 536
3 or more31.6% · 434
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maldon overall: 76.2% owned, 11.2% social rented, 11.7% private rented.
Owned outright47.9% · 659
With mortgage36.7% · 505
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented6.8% · 94
Private rented8.4% · 116
Type of home
Detached house71.7% · 988
Semi-detached house21.8% · 300
Terraced house3.4% · 47
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 21
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 12
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05004201- Council
- Maldon District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Maldon
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 17
Parishes in the ward
Cold NortonNorth FambridgePurleighStow Maries
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlthorne27.2% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned4,337BBurnham-on-Crouch North25.1% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned4,682BBurnham-on-Crouch South27.0% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned4,168HHeybridge East22.7% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned4,098HHeybridge West18.3% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned4,810MMaldon East18.0% aged 65+ · 53.8% owned2,500MMaldon North31.6% aged 65+ · 62.1% owned4,409MMaldon South23.5% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned3,839MMaldon West26.9% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned4,191MMayland24.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned4,450SSouthminster20.5% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned4,828TTillingham25.3% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned2,332
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.