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Leven

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The west of the West Dunbartonshire. About 17,770 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 67% of people in Leven live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
17,855
329th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
67%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Leven compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

LevenMiddle
Population6 wards, West Dunbartonshire · 2021
Population: every ward in West Dunbartonshire6 areas from 11,277 to 17,855. The middle area is 15,238. Leven is 17,855.
17,855most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares6 wards, West Dunbartonshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Dunbartonshire6 areas from 0.0% to 68.0%. The middle area is 13.5%. Leven is 67.0%.
67%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage6 wards, West Dunbartonshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Dunbartonshire6 areas from 88.3% to 98.4%. The middle area is 91.3%. Leven is 88.9%.
88.9%2nd lowest
Claimant rate6 wards, West Dunbartonshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Dunbartonshire6 areas from 3.2% to 5.0%. The middle area is 3.8%. Leven is 3.6%.
3.6%3rd lowest

What is the population of Leven?

Leven had 17,855 usual residents at the census.

Leven is the 329th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of West Dunbartonshire

These figures are published for the whole of West Dunbartonshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Dunbartonshire and not Leven alone. See West Dunbartonshire

Average house price
£132,345
Up 7.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,011
138th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.3×
Joint 2nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
88,340
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Leven in brief

Leven had 17,855 usual residents at the census.

About 67% of people in Leven live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Leven, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Leven, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.