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Electoral wardE05002217

Leigh ward, Southend-on-Sea

Leigh is one of 17 electoral wards of Southend-on-Sea City Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,891 residents in 4,708 households — 6,656 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Southend West and Leigh constituency.

Residents, 20219,891council ward average 10,629
Households4,7082.1 residents per household
Density6,656/ km²about 1.49 km² · Southend-on-Sea 4,336
Aged 65+17.3%Southend-on-Sea: 19.1% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 524
5–95.6% · 549
10–156.7% · 667
16–193.1% · 311
20–244.3% · 425
25–3414.3% · 1,419
35–4924.0% · 2,371
50–6419.3% · 1,909
65–748.8% · 871
75–845.9% · 587
85+2.6% · 258

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.8% · 981
1 car or van53.1% · 2,500
2 cars or vans21.3% · 1,002
3 or more4.8% · 224
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Southend-on-Sea overall: 61.3% owned, 11.5% social rented, 26.5% private rented.

Owned outright30.8% · 1,451
With mortgage35.6% · 1,676
Shared ownership0.2% · 10
Social rented1.8% · 83
Private rented31.6% · 1,488

Type of home

Detached house9.1% · 428
Semi-detached house22.5% · 1,061
Terraced house21.0% · 988
Purpose-built flat19.8% · 934
Converted house22.3% · 1,049
Other conversion1.4% · 67
Above shop / office3.7% · 176
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05002217
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
5 of 17

Parishes in the ward

Leigh-on-Sea

Other wards in the same constituency

BBelfairs28.8% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned9,442BBlenheim Park19.4% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned10,994CChalkwell21.8% aged 65+ · 58.6% owned9,926EEastwood Park27.5% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned9,451PPrittlewell20.4% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned10,687SSt Laurence21.4% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned10,581SSt. Luke's14.3% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned11,208WWest Leigh21.9% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned9,369WWestborough10.4% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned11,284

All 17 wards of Southend-on-Sea

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.