Share aged under 15: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

Luton had the highest share of residents aged under 15 of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 21.9%.

North Norfolk had the lowest, at 12.5%. The middle council, Welwyn Hatfield, had 17.5%.

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Aged under 15 for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Luton21.9%
2Thurrock21.2%
3Peterborough21.0%
4Harlow20.5%
5St Albans20.3%
=6Basildon19.6%
=6Watford19.6%
8Stevenage19.3%
9Dacorum19.0%
=10Bedford18.8%
=10Hertsmere18.8%
=12Ipswich18.7%
=12Three Rivers18.7%
14Broxbourne18.6%
=15Central Bedfordshire18.4%
=15South Cambridgeshire18.4%
17Uttlesford18.2%
=18East Hertfordshire18.0%
=18North Hertfordshire18.0%
20Southend-on-Sea17.9%
21Colchester17.8%
=22East Cambridgeshire17.5%
=22Welwyn Hatfield17.5%
=24Chelmsford17.4%
=24Epping Forest17.4%
=26Braintree17.3%
=26Brentwood17.3%
28Huntingdonshire17.0%
29West Suffolk16.7%
30Rochford16.4%
31South Norfolk16.3%
32Fenland16.1%
33Great Yarmouth16.0%
34Castle Point15.9%
35Breckland15.7%
36King's Lynn and West Norfolk15.5%
=37Maldon15.2%
=37Norwich15.2%
=39Babergh15.1%
=39Broadland15.1%
=41East Suffolk14.9%
=41Mid Suffolk14.9%
43Tendring14.8%
44Cambridge13.5%
45North Norfolk12.5%

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