Electoral wardE05007060
Leek East ward, Staffordshire Moorlands
Leek East is one of 27 electoral wards of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,920 residents in 2,373 households — 1,063 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Staffordshire Moorlands constituency; for county elections it is in the Leek South division.
Residents, 20214,920council ward average 3,550
Households2,3732.07 residents per household
Density1,063/ km²about 4.63 km² · Staffordshire Moorlands 166
Aged 65+25.0%Staffordshire Moorlands: 26.2% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 238
5–94.6% · 224
10–155.3% · 262
16–193.4% · 167
20–244.5% · 223
25–3411.7% · 576
35–4917.6% · 864
50–6423.1% · 1,135
65–7413.4% · 658
75–847.9% · 390
85+3.7% · 180
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.1% · 502
1 car or van43.0% · 1,021
2 cars or vans26.9% · 638
3 or more9.0% · 213
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Staffordshire Moorlands overall: 78.2% owned, 8.6% social rented, 12.7% private rented.
Owned outright44.2% · 1,049
With mortgage25.5% · 606
Shared ownership0.4% · 10
Social rented5.9% · 139
Private rented24.0% · 569
Type of home
Detached house31.3% · 743
Semi-detached house14.3% · 340
Terraced house41.8% · 991
Purpose-built flat5.6% · 134
Converted house1.8% · 42
Other conversion2.2% · 51
Above shop / office2.9% · 69
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007060- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Leek South
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Leek
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlton29.3% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned1,356BBagnall and Stanley30.4% aged 65+ · 90.3% owned1,626BBiddulph East14.9% aged 65+ · 57.8% owned6,060BBiddulph Moor32.6% aged 65+ · 89.2% owned1,563BBiddulph North31.9% aged 65+ · 89.2% owned5,386BBiddulph South35.9% aged 65+ · 90.4% owned1,590BBiddulph West28.1% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned5,029BBrown Edge and Endon30.0% aged 65+ · 87.6% owned4,725CCaverswall27.3% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned1,776CCellarhead29.0% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned3,201CCheadle North East24.6% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned3,398CCheadle South East27.5% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned3,550CCheadle West24.5% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,076CCheddleton26.3% aged 65+ · 84.9% owned5,319
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.