Electoral wardE05007063
Leek West ward, Staffordshire Moorlands
Leek West is one of 27 electoral wards of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,413 residents in 2,073 households — 1,347 people per km², the 12th 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, 20214,413council ward average 3,550
Households2,0732.13 residents per household
Density1,347/ km²about 3.28 km² · Staffordshire Moorlands 166
Aged 65+26.4%Staffordshire Moorlands: 26.2% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 196
5–94.9% · 218
10–155.5% · 241
16–193.3% · 146
20–244.5% · 197
25–3410.7% · 471
35–4917.0% · 751
50–6423.3% · 1,028
65–7414.4% · 636
75–848.5% · 377
85+3.5% · 153
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.8% · 328
1 car or van43.2% · 895
2 cars or vans31.3% · 648
3 or more9.7% · 202
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Staffordshire Moorlands overall: 78.2% owned, 8.6% social rented, 12.7% private rented.
Owned outright50.9% · 1,055
With mortgage28.4% · 588
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented6.9% · 143
Private rented13.6% · 282
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house34.7% · 720
Semi-detached house30.2% · 627
Terraced house26.4% · 548
Purpose-built flat5.8% · 120
Converted house0.9% · 19
Other conversion1.4% · 30
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007063- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Leek South
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 4 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.