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Leavesden ward, Three Rivers

Leavesden is one of 13 electoral wards of Three Rivers District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,558 residents in 3,347 households — 2,175 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Hertfordshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Abbots Langley division.

Residents, 20218,558council ward average 7,213
Households3,3472.56 residents per household
Density2,175/ km²about 3.94 km² · Three Rivers 1,056
Aged 65+13.2%Three Rivers: 18.1% · under 16: 23.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.7% · 577
5–97.6% · 652
10–158.9% · 762
16–193.9% · 333
20–244.7% · 406
25–3412.1% · 1,034
35–4923.5% · 2,012
50–6419.3% · 1,653
65–747.9% · 672
75–844.2% · 360
85+1.1% · 97

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.1% · 304
1 car or van40.7% · 1,362
2 cars or vans37.6% · 1,258
3 or more12.6% · 422
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Three Rivers overall: 70.9% owned, 14.8% social rented, 13.4% private rented.

Owned outright30.7% · 1,029
With mortgage40.7% · 1,364
Shared ownership2.1% · 69
Social rented13.5% · 452
Private rented12.9% · 433
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house21.8% · 728
Semi-detached house29.7% · 993
Terraced house31.7% · 1,060
Purpose-built flat14.6% · 489
Converted house0.4% · 15
Other conversion1.4% · 48
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
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.