Electoral wardE05010099
Broom Leys ward, North West Leicestershire
Broom Leys is one of 38 electoral wards of North West Leicestershire District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,116 residents in 1,025 households — 1,624 people per km², the 36th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Coalville South and Whitwick divisions.
Residents, 20212,116council ward average 2,755
Households1,0252.06 residents per household
Density1,624/ km²about 1.30 km² · North West Leicestershire 375
Aged 65+32.4%North West Leicestershire: 20.1% · under 16: 11.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 82
5–93.2% · 67
10–154.5% · 95
16–193.1% · 66
20–244.4% · 94
25–3410.0% · 212
35–4913.6% · 288
50–6425.0% · 529
65–7414.8% · 314
75–8412.3% · 260
85+5.3% · 112
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.7% · 192
1 car or van37.6% · 385
2 cars or vans29.9% · 306
3 or more13.9% · 142
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North West Leicestershire overall: 71.8% owned, 13.5% social rented, 13.5% private rented.
Owned outright50.0% · 513
With mortgage26.8% · 275
Shared ownership0.4% · 4
Social rented17.6% · 181
Private rented4.9% · 50
Lives rent free0.3% · 3
Type of home
Detached house37.2% · 381
Semi-detached house52.2% · 535
Terraced house2.5% · 26
Purpose-built flat7.5% · 77
Converted house0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010099- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Coalville South, Whitwick
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 38
Parishes in the ward
Whitwick
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshby Castle22.4% aged 65+ · 85.2% owned3,173AAshby Holywell18.3% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned3,228AAshby Ivanhoe21.6% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned3,363AAshby Money Hill17.2% aged 65+ · 58.9% owned3,211AAshby Willesley28.9% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned2,148AAshby Woulds16.8% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned2,722BBardon11.0% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned2,820BBlackfordby23.1% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned3,116CCastle Donington Castle25.4% aged 65+ · 61.6% owned2,515CCastle Donington Central22.0% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned2,309CCastle Donington Park14.4% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned2,522CCastle Rock24.8% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned2,660CCoalville East14.2% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned2,632CCoalville West14.6% aged 65+ · 54.8% owned2,993
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.