Beaumont Leys[3] is one of twenty one electoral districts and ward[4] within the Leicester City Council unitary area of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. It had a population of 18,808 at the 2021 Census.
| Beaumont Leys[1] | |
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Clockwise from top: Beaumont Shopping Centre, Beaumont Park aerial and Strasbourg Drive | |
![Beaumont Leys[1] is located in Leicestershire](/wiki/File:Leicestershire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Beaumont Leys[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Beaumont Leys[1] Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 18,808 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 101 mi (163 km) SE |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE4 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Geography
editThe ward encompasses the suburbs of Beaumont Leys and Glebelands.[5] It is close to the A46 road/Leicester Western Bypass and the former Great Central Railway which now operates as a heritage railway.[6]
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 18,808. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Beaumont Leys: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 10,220 | 54.3% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 4,289 | 22.8% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 2,810 | 14.9% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 876 | 4.7% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 516 | 2.7% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 100 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Total | 18,808 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Beaumont Leys: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 6,766 | 37.8% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 5,794 | 32.3% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 2,662 | 14.9% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 1,981 | 11.1% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 529 | 3% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 117 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 64 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 18,808 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "https://cabinet.leicester.gov.uk/ecCatDisplay.aspx?sch=doc&cat=14133". cabinet.leicester.gov.uk. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Beaumont Leys (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Herbert, Joanna (22 April 2016). Negotiating Boundaries in the City: Migration, Ethnicity, and Gender in Britain. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-08944-5.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Beaumont Leys (Leicester) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "'Beaumont Leys is in my blood' - How DMU graduate Martin is raising the aspirations of an entire community". www.dmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Ashe, Isaac (12 March 2023). "Former railway line through Leicester estate up for sale". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
