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Wards with the largest share of residents under 16

The top 200 of 7,568 wards in England and Wales with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census, ranked by % under 16.

#	Ward	Council	% under 16	Residents	Households
1	Bridge	Dartford	33.1%	4,214	1,450
2	Stamford Hill West	London Borough of Hackney	33.1%	10,345	3,239
3	Springfield	London Borough of Hackney	31.6%	15,319	5,211
4	Barking Riverside	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	31.6%	9,955	3,358
5	Queensway	Wrexham County Borough	31.1%	2,553	1,036
6	Long Marston	Stratford-on-Avon	30.7%	1,821	674
7	Great Lever	Bolton	30.7%	19,838	5,907
8	Kersal & Broughton Park	Salford	30.6%	16,039	5,305
9	Tidworth East & Ludgershall South	Wiltshire	30.4%	7,107	2,187
10	St Neots East	Huntingdonshire	30.4%	4,146	1,499
11	Bordesley Green	Birmingham	30.4%	12,986	3,694
12	Little Horton	Bradford	30.1%	22,498	6,743
13	Broughton	Salford	29.8%	16,958	6,227
14	Alexandra	Oldham	29.8%	14,263	4,715
15	Sedgley	Bury	29.8%	13,467	4,431
16	Central	Hyndburn	29.7%	6,177	1,868
17	Coldhurst	Oldham	29.7%	16,741	5,258
18	Werneth	Oldham	29.7%	14,091	3,882
19	Ward End	Birmingham	29.7%	13,714	3,691
20	Kingsway	Gloucester	29.6%	7,044	2,511
21	Aspley	City of Nottingham	29.5%	18,795	6,745
22	Broughton & Moulsoe	City of Milton Keynes	29.5%	11,870	4,177
23	Cambourne	South Cambridgeshire	29.5%	12,351	4,361
24	Heartlands	Birmingham	29.5%	13,395	3,546
25	Cranbrook	East Devon	29.4%	6,745	2,502
26	Gascoigne	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	29.4%	10,831	3,862
27	Longsight	Manchester	29.3%	20,875	6,473
28	Tilbury Riverside	Thurrock	29.2%	7,976	2,848
29	Bradford Moor	Bradford	29.2%	20,516	5,521
30	Alum Rock	Birmingham	29.2%	28,018	7,099
31	Acrefair North	Wrexham County Borough	29.0%	2,123	889
32	Elswick	Newcastle upon Tyne	28.9%	16,857	6,007
33	Beech Hill	Luton	28.8%	14,752	3,623
34	St Mary's	Oldham	28.8%	13,672	3,638
35	Golders Green	London Borough of Barnet	28.8%	14,746	5,027
36	St Andrews West & Tadpole	Swindon	28.7%	10,783	4,014
37	Stanhope	Ashford	28.7%	3,407	1,064
38	Tyseley & Hay Mills	Birmingham	28.6%	11,688	4,050
39	Soho & Victoria	Sandwell	28.6%	15,672	5,002
40	Lozells	Birmingham	28.6%	12,121	3,427
41	Grange & Alver Valley	Gosport	28.4%	7,404	2,785
42	Ebbsfleet	Dartford	28.4%	3,907	1,512
43	Yardley West & Stechford	Birmingham	28.4%	13,594	4,290
44	Heaton & Frizinghall	Bradford	28.4%	19,147	5,540
45	Gipton & Harehills	Leeds	28.4%	30,879	10,704
46	Hampton Vale	City of Peterborough	28.3%	8,378	2,999
47	Small Heath	Birmingham	28.2%	21,970	5,353
48	Great Denham	Bedford	28.1%	4,363	1,655
49	Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead	Buckinghamshire	28.1%	14,310	5,333
50	Andover Downlands	Test Valley	28.1%	6,407	2,442
51	Woldingham	Tandridge	28.1%	2,542	762
52	New Addington North	London Borough of Croydon	28.1%	10,936	3,635
53	Woodside	Telford and Wrekin	28.0%	7,597	2,774
54	Britwell	Slough	28.0%	7,093	2,390
55	Daneshouse with Stoneyholme	Burnley	28.0%	7,893	2,362
56	Denton	Gravesham	28.0%	4,779	1,592
57	Whitefield & Walverden	Pendle	28.0%	11,300	3,426
58	Harpurhey	Manchester	28.0%	19,996	7,895
59	Rumworth	Bolton	28.0%	18,231	5,868
60	Park	Calderdale	28.0%	13,668	4,219
61	Grangetown	Redcar and Cleveland	27.9%	6,388	2,673
62	Normanton	City of Derby	27.9%	22,792	6,819
63	Flitch Green & Little Dunmow	Uttlesford	27.9%	2,899	1,009
64	Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft	Walsall	27.9%	15,986	5,708
65	Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East	Birmingham	27.9%	27,334	7,742
66	Biscot	Luton	27.7%	10,916	2,926
67	Bushbury South & Low Hill	City of Wolverhampton	27.7%	15,500	5,732
68	Little Harwood & Whitebirk	Blackburn with Darwen	27.6%	9,317	3,018
69	Park Wood & Mangravet	Maidstone	27.6%	9,230	3,416
70	Spring Hill	Hyndburn	27.6%	5,587	1,961
71	Cazenove	London Borough of Hackney	27.6%	15,334	5,191
72	Crumpsall	Manchester	27.5%	18,196	6,022
73	Bowling & Barkerend	Bradford	27.5%	22,383	7,449
74	Dewsbury West	Kirklees	27.5%	20,634	6,560
75	Ilford Town	London Borough of Redbridge	27.5%	12,327	4,106
76	Townhill	Swansea	27.5%	8,836	3,774
77	Berwick Hills & Pallister	Middlesbrough	27.4%	9,065	3,673
78	Challney	Luton	27.4%	17,082	5,021
79	Great Horton	Bradford	27.4%	18,862	6,323
80	Trowbridge Paxcroft	Wiltshire	27.2%	5,597	2,045
81	Little Hulton	Salford	27.2%	14,491	5,718
82	Mayesbrook	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	27.2%	15,922	5,421
83	Thames View	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	27.2%	6,005	1,955
84	Ely	Cardiff	27.2%	15,428	6,235
85	Audley & Queen's Park	Blackburn with Darwen	27.1%	10,902	3,354
86	Brookside	Telford and Wrekin	27.1%	4,732	1,806
87	Bletchley South	City of Milton Keynes	27.1%	12,862	4,612
88	Glebe Farm & Tile Cross	Birmingham	27.1%	24,530	9,033
89	Aston	Birmingham	27.1%	24,446	6,772
90	Whalebone	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	27.1%	13,706	4,449
91	Brambles & Thorntree	Middlesbrough	27.0%	9,314	3,785
92	Ingleby Barwick North	Stockton-on-Tees	27.0%	11,818	4,127
93	Hargate and Hempsted	City of Peterborough	27.0%	9,797	3,648
94	Cippenham Manor	Slough	27.0%	9,225	3,169
95	The Meads	Swale	27.0%	4,025	1,421
96	Bromford & Hodge Hill	Birmingham	27.0%	22,383	7,087
97	Toller	Bradford	27.0%	20,917	5,637
98	Beam	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	27.0%	8,610	2,787
99	Becontree	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	27.0%	9,799	3,075
100	Burngreave	Sheffield	27.0%	27,288	9,457
101	Farnham	Slough	26.9%	7,770	2,431
102	Queens Park	Bedford	26.9%	9,779	3,054
103	Northfleet & Springhead	Gravesham	26.9%	8,570	3,306
104	Medlock Vale	Oldham	26.9%	15,013	5,037
105	Foleshill	Coventry	26.9%	22,478	7,450
106	Saints	Luton	26.8%	13,595	3,793
107	Grantham Earlesfield	South Kesteven	26.8%	6,725	2,541
108	Smallbridge & Firgrove	Rochdale	26.8%	12,309	4,711
109	Central Rochdale	Rochdale	26.8%	12,837	4,258
110	Tattenhoe	City of Milton Keynes	26.7%	11,669	4,084
111	Milkstone & Deeplish	Rochdale	26.7%	12,211	3,721
112	Sparkhill	Birmingham	26.7%	21,460	5,427
113	Thamesmead Moorings	Royal Borough of Greenwich	26.7%	12,452	4,614
114	Ponders End	London Borough of Enfield	26.7%	13,679	4,536
115	Little Ilford	London Borough of Newham	26.7%	17,547	5,062
116	Manor Park & Stoke	Slough	26.6%	7,905	2,115
117	Upton	West Northamptonshire	26.6%	12,170	4,575
118	Kings Hill	Tonbridge and Malling	26.6%	9,515	3,394
119	Valence	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	26.6%	15,481	5,288
120	Peblig	Gwynedd	26.6%	2,760	1,144
121	Orchard Park	City of Kingston upon Hull	26.5%	16,067	6,461
122	Chalvey	Slough	26.5%	6,075	1,822
123	Amesbury South	Wiltshire	26.5%	5,534	2,032
124	Gorton & Abbey Hey	Manchester	26.5%	20,988	8,353
125	Rhyl South West	Denbighshire	26.5%	5,566	2,171
126	Kingsway	Rochdale	26.4%	11,858	4,118
127	Carterhatch	London Borough of Enfield	26.4%	12,367	4,046
128	Loxford	London Borough of Redbridge	26.4%	15,123	4,557
129	Haverfordwest: Garth	Pembrokeshire	26.4%	2,572	1,114
130	Lawley	Telford and Wrekin	26.3%	8,063	3,024
131	Meir South	City of Stoke-on-Trent	26.3%	6,525	2,571
132	Dogsthorpe	City of Peterborough	26.3%	11,085	4,193
133	Ouzel Valley	City of Milton Keynes	26.3%	16,406	6,115
134	Clayton & Openshaw	Manchester	26.3%	20,030	7,709
135	Waterhead	Oldham	26.3%	13,799	5,051
136	Garretts Green	Birmingham	26.3%	11,498	4,116
137	Erith	London Borough of Bexley	26.3%	13,102	5,108
138	Northbury	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	26.3%	13,080	4,379
139	Blackburn South East	Blackburn with Darwen	26.2%	10,285	3,978
140	Wensley Fold	Blackburn with Darwen	26.2%	9,503	3,204
141	Bradley	Pendle	26.2%	9,466	3,248
142	Cheetham	Manchester	26.2%	21,475	6,953
143	Darlaston South	Walsall	26.2%	17,605	6,749
144	Heath	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	26.2%	8,994	3,254
145	East Ham South	London Borough of Newham	26.2%	18,516	5,443
146	Tilbury St Chads	Thurrock	26.1%	6,844	2,369
147	Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley	Slough	26.1%	8,536	3,022
148	Whitehill Pinewood	East Hampshire	26.1%	3,000	1,158
149	St Pauls	Sandwell	26.1%	16,708	4,949
150	Palfrey & The Delves	Walsall	26.1%	16,689	5,307
151	Shear Brow & Corporation Park	Blackburn with Darwen	26.0%	9,360	2,619
152	Marfleet	City of Kingston upon Hull	26.0%	13,728	5,685
153	Wellington	Rushmoor	26.0%	8,770	3,084
154	Manningham	Bradford	26.0%	23,674	7,073
155	Village	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	26.0%	12,540	4,530
156	Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke	North Somerset	25.9%	9,463	3,737
157	Lee Chapel North	Basildon	25.9%	15,059	5,808
158	Eccleshill	Bradford	25.9%	18,347	7,257
159	Enfield Lock	London Borough of Enfield	25.9%	17,818	6,407
160	South Tottenham	London Borough of Haringey	25.9%	16,821	5,444
161	Bastwell & Daisyfield	Blackburn with Darwen	25.8%	9,018	2,604
162	Purfleet-on-Thames	Thurrock	25.8%	8,522	3,370
163	Dallow	Luton	25.8%	9,148	2,728
164	Eastfield	North Yorkshire	25.8%	7,179	2,972
165	Woodhall Farm	Dacorum	25.8%	7,022	2,795
166	Holme Wood & Bierley	Bradford	25.8%	20,563	8,421
167	Slade Green & Northend	London Borough of Bexley	25.8%	12,749	4,674
168	Abbey	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	25.8%	3,955	1,421
169	Humberstone & Hamilton	City of Leicester	25.7%	21,144	7,107
170	Western	City of Leicester	25.7%	21,079	7,783
171	North	City of Peterborough	25.7%	11,786	4,014
172	Salisbury Bemerton Heath	Wiltshire	25.7%	4,507	1,755
173	Town	Dartford	25.7%	5,045	2,074
174	Bordesley & Highgate	Birmingham	25.7%	15,058	5,523
175	Chadwell Heath	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	25.7%	14,086	4,913
176	Etruria & Hanley	City of Stoke-on-Trent	25.6%	6,018	2,200
177	Shrub End	Colchester	25.6%	12,438	4,541
178	Horton	Epsom and Ewell	25.6%	2,465	936
179	Norris Green	Liverpool	25.6%	17,700	6,946
180	Goresbrook	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	25.6%	13,070	4,526
181	Wynnstay	Wrexham County Borough	25.6%	2,388	978
182	Sinfin & Osmaston	City of Derby	25.5%	17,177	6,179
183	Kingswood	City of Kingston upon Hull	25.5%	9,904	3,833
184	Sheerness	Swale	25.5%	13,254	5,248
185	West Middleton	Rochdale	25.5%	10,509	4,264
186	Eastbury	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	25.5%	15,600	5,166
187	Penderry	Swansea	25.5%	11,489	4,842
188	North Carr	City of Kingston upon Hull	25.4%	14,855	5,786
189	Chafford Hundred West	Thurrock	25.4%	7,691	2,653
190	Lewsey	Luton	25.4%	10,114	3,651
191	Wexham Court	Slough	25.4%	6,884	2,175
192	Harlescott	Shropshire	25.4%	3,551	1,401
193	Harpenden East	St Albans	25.4%	7,878	2,937
194	Levenshulme	Manchester	25.4%	19,648	7,234
195	Moss Side	Manchester	25.4%	21,277	7,269
196	Hollinwood	Oldham	25.4%	12,711	4,936
197	Pleck	Walsall	25.4%	16,538	5,882
198	Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood	Walsall	25.4%	13,542	5,319
199	Edgwarebury	London Borough of Barnet	25.4%	12,109	3,995
200	Chadwell	London Borough of Redbridge	25.4%	16,529	5,409

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis · Open Government Licence v3.0