Electoral wardE05009645
Lea ward, West Lindsey
Lea is one of 20 electoral wards of West Lindsey District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,116 residents in 963 households — 75 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gainsborough constituency; for county elections it is in the Gainsborough Rural South division.
Residents, 20212,116council ward average 4,758
Households9632.2 residents per household
Density75/ km²about 28.18 km² · West Lindsey 82
Aged 65+32.4%West Lindsey: 25.2% · under 16: 13.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 70
5–94.1% · 87
10–155.6% · 119
16–192.9% · 62
20–243.5% · 73
25–346.1% · 128
35–4914.9% · 315
50–6427.2% · 575
65–7417.0% · 359
75–8411.1% · 235
85+4.3% · 90
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.1% · 68
1 car or van38.0% · 366
2 cars or vans38.2% · 368
3 or more16.7% · 161
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Lindsey overall: 70.2% owned, 10.9% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright55.5% · 535
With mortgage30.0% · 289
Shared ownership0.5% · 5
Social rented3.8% · 37
Private rented10.2% · 98
Type of home
Detached house66.0% · 635
Semi-detached house30.5% · 293
Terraced house3.2% · 31
Converted house0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009645- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Gainsborough Rural South
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 20
Parishes in the ward
KexbyKnaithLeaUpton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBardney24.6% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned2,759CCaistor and Yarborough27.2% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned5,575CCherry Willingham27.1% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned7,938DDunholme and Welton23.5% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned8,704GGainsborough East17.6% aged 65+ · 45.1% owned7,477GGainsborough North17.0% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned7,596GGainsborough South-West18.0% aged 65+ · 42.4% owned5,463HHemswell24.4% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned2,625KKelsey Wold25.7% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned2,676MMarket Rasen29.2% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned8,486NNettleham31.8% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned4,472SSaxilby28.7% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned5,739SScampton16.4% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned2,806SScotter and Blyton27.5% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned7,580
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.