Electoral wardE05014979
Leake ward, Rushcliffe
Leake is one of 24 electoral wards of Rushcliffe Borough Council, in Nottinghamshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,681 residents in 3,595 households — 521 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rushcliffe constituency; for county elections it is in the Leake & Ruddington division.
Residents, 20218,681council ward average 4,962
Households3,5952.41 residents per household
Density521/ km²about 16.65 km² · Rushcliffe 291
Aged 65+20.3%Rushcliffe: 21.6% · under 16: 20.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.7% · 578
5–96.9% · 598
10–157.1% · 612
16–193.6% · 309
20–244.0% · 350
25–3413.4% · 1,164
35–4919.0% · 1,650
50–6419.1% · 1,657
65–7410.5% · 909
75–847.3% · 632
85+2.5% · 218
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.1% · 399
1 car or van39.0% · 1,405
2 cars or vans39.0% · 1,404
3 or more10.9% · 393
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rushcliffe overall: 75.7% owned, 8.6% social rented, 14.7% private rented.
Owned outright40.1% · 1,444
With mortgage39.6% · 1,424
Shared ownership1.6% · 59
Social rented10.3% · 370
Private rented8.4% · 301
Type of home
Detached house56.7% · 2,039
Semi-detached house31.4% · 1,129
Terraced house7.5% · 271
Purpose-built flat3.9% · 141
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014979- Council
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- County council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- County division
- Leake & Ruddington
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 24
Parishes in the ward
East LeakeWest Leake
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey17.7% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned7,641BBunny26.4% aged 65+ · 85.2% owned2,636CCompton Acres18.6% aged 65+ · 81.7% owned5,118CCotgrave18.2% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned8,207CCropwell28.5% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned2,450EEdwalton16.9% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned4,412GGamston19.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned6,671GGotham28.6% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,003KKeyworth & Wolds30.9% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned9,044LLady Bay13.5% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned6,789LLutterell24.9% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned4,220MMusters15.7% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned5,685NNevile & Langar26.8% aged 65+ · 85.7% owned3,261NNewton19.4% aged 65+ · 85.1% owned2,064
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.