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Electoral wardE05007061

Leek North ward, Staffordshire Moorlands

Leek North is one of 27 electoral wards of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,537 residents in 2,443 households — 1,374 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Staffordshire Moorlands constituency; for county elections it is in the Leek Rural division.

Residents, 20215,537council ward average 3,550
Households2,4432.27 residents per household
Density1,374/ km²about 4.03 km² · Staffordshire Moorlands 166
Aged 65+22.3%Staffordshire Moorlands: 26.2% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 305
5–96.3% · 350
10–157.6% · 419
16–194.7% · 262
20–244.6% · 256
25–3411.5% · 639
35–4917.7% · 981
50–6419.7% · 1,093
65–7410.9% · 605
75–847.2% · 400
85+4.2% · 230

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van24.6% · 600
1 car or van45.1% · 1,101
2 cars or vans23.5% · 574
3 or more6.9% · 168
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Staffordshire Moorlands overall: 78.2% owned, 8.6% social rented, 12.7% private rented.

Owned outright33.8% · 826
With mortgage23.0% · 563
Shared ownership1.0% · 25
Social rented28.3% · 692
Private rented13.6% · 332
Lives rent free0.3% · 7

Type of home

Detached house9.8% · 239
Semi-detached house48.9% · 1,193
Terraced house28.6% · 697
Purpose-built flat10.8% · 263
Converted house0.8% · 20
Other conversion0.6% · 15
Above shop / office0.5% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05007061
County division
Leek Rural
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
3 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

All 27 wards of Staffordshire Moorlands

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.