Leigh - Ward profiles

Wards location
Map showing all of the council wards in the City. Leigh ward is shaded in black to highlight where it is.
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Map of the ward
Map showing all of the areas of interest such as GP surgeries, parks. Allotments,parmacies, schools, places of worship,cemetries, leisure facilities, green spaces in Leigh Ward.
Population size and age structure
Age range Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Age under 16 1,742 17.6 19.0
Age 16 to 24 736 7.4 9.2
Age 25 to 64 5,701 57.6 52.7
Age 65 to 84 1,461 14.8 16.4
Age 85 and over 258 2.6 2.8
All usual residents 9,898 Not applicable Not applicable
Southend Total 180,655 Not applicable Not applicable

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Ethnicity
Ethnicity Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 8,752 88.5 81.6
White: Irish 118 1.2 0.9
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 5 0.1 0.1
White: Roma 5 0.1 0.1
White: Other White 404 4.1 4.8
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups 275 2.8 3.1
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 59 0.6 1.6
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 21 0.2 1.0
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 11 0.1 0.9
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 31 0.3 0.6
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 78 0.8 1.4
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 33 0.3 2.0
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 19 0.2 0.5
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 6 0.1 0.4
Other Ethnic Group: Arab 12 0.1 0.2
Other Ethnic Group 63 0.6 0.9

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Religion
Religion Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Christian 3,981 40.3 42.6
No religion 4,988 50.4 44.9
Religion not stated 590 6.0 6.0
Muslim 85 0.9 3.0
Hindu 45 0.5 1.1
Sikh 7 0.1 0.1
Buddhist 46 0.5 0.5
Jewish 89 0.9 1.1
Other Religion 59 0.6 0.6

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Sexual orientation
Sexual orientation Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Straight or heterosexual 7,343 90.01 89.8
Gay or lesbian 161 2.0 1.6
Bisexual 110 1.3 1.3
Other sexual orientation 24 0.3 0.3
Not answered 513 6.3 7.0

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Gender identity
Gender identity Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth 7,772 95.4 94.1
Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given 16 0.2 0.2
Trans woman 11 0.1 0.1
Trans man 2 0.0 0.1
All other gender identities 8 0.1 0.1
Not answered 340 4.2 5.4

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Health
Health level Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Very good health 5,286 53.4 46.7
Good health 3,215 32.5 34.4
Fair Health 1,038 10.5 13.3
Bad Health 269 2.7 4.3
Very Bad Health 83 0.8 1.3

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Carers
Carers hours Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Provides no unpaid care 8,653 92.4 91.2
Provides 9 hours or less unpaid care a week 338 3.6 3.1
Provides 10 to 19 hours unpaid care a week 104 1.1 1.2
Provides 20 to 34 hours unpaid care a week 48 0.5 0.8
Provides 35 to 49 hours unpaid care a week 53 0.6 1.0
Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 169 1.8 2.7

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Living arrangements
Living arrangement Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
One person household: Aged 66 and over 653 13.9 13.9
One person household: Other 1,167 24.8 19.4
One Family All aged 66 and over 302 6.4 8.6
Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children 647 13.7 13.5
Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No dependent children 595 12.6 14.3
Cohabiting Couple: Dependent children 214 4.5 5.1
Cohabiting Couple: No dependent children 493 10.5 7.2
Lone parent: Dependent children 271 5.8 7.5
Lone parent: All children non-dependent 152 3.2 4.5
Other household types: With dependent children 52 1.1 2.2
Other one family household: Other family composition 26 0.6 0.6
Other household types: Including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over 136 2.9 3.2

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Accommodation details
Accomodation Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Whole house or bungalow: Detached 428 9.1 15.8
Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached 1,061 22.5 31.0
Whole house or bungalow: Terraced (including end-terrace) 988 21.0 17.0
Flat: Purpose built block of flats or tenement 934 19.8 20.4
Flat: Part of a converted or shared house (including bed sits) 1.049 22.3 13.1
Flat: Part of another converted building 67 1.4 0.9
Flat: In a commercial building 176 3.7 1.8
Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 5 0.1 0.1
All dwellings 4,708 Not applicable Not applicable
All dwellings (Southend) 78,353 Not applicable Not applicable

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Tenure
Tenure Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Owned: Owned Outright 1,451 30.8 31.6
Owned: Owned with a mortgage or loan 1,676 35.6 29.7
Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) 10 0.2 0.6
Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority) 42 0.9 6.1
Social rented: Other 41 0.9 5.4
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency 1,341 28.5 24.4
Private rented: Other 147 3.1 2.1
Living rent free 0 0.0 0.1

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Economic activity

Employment status Economically Active

Employment status Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Employee: Part time 1,002 12.3 13.4
Employee: Full time 3,290 40.4 33.5
Self employed 1,038 12.7 10.0
Unemployed 246 3.0 3.7

Employment status Economically Inactive

Employment status Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Retired 1,677 20.6 22.5
Student (including full time students) 228 2.8 3.9
Looking after home or family 309 3.8 5.3
Long term sick or disabled 167 2.0 4.4
Other 196 2.4 3.4

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Occupation
Occupation Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Managers, directors and senior officials 938 17.6 13.0
Professional occupations 1,344 25.2 19.1
Associate professional and technical occupations 967 18.1 14.1
Administrative and secretarial occupations 627 11.8 11.1
Skilled trades occupations 401 7.5 9.9
Caring, leisure and other service occupations 337 6.3 9.8
Sales and customer service occupations 308 5.8 7.7
Process, plant and machine operatives 124 2.3 6.1
Elementary occupations 283 5.3 9.3

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Qualifications and students
Qualifications schieved Leigh (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
No Qualifications 946 11.6 19.7
Level 1 qualifications 780 9.6 12.0
Level 2 qualifications 1,262 15.5 15.8
Level 3 qualifications 1,528 18.7 17.3
Level 4 qualifications and above 3,126 38.3 27.2
Other qualifications, including Apprenticeships 511 6.3 8.0

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Car or van availability
Car and van ownership Leigh (Households) Percentage Southend percentage
No cars or vans in household 981 20.8 24.6
1 car or van in household 2,500 53.1 44.3
2 cars or vans in household 1,002 21.3 23.5
3 cars or vans in household 224 4.8 7.6

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

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