Industries

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Leiston Facts

Area18.3 km²
Population5,556
Male Population2,695 (48.5%)
Female Population2,861 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+16.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+8.7%
Median Age43 years (Male: 42.4, Female: 43.7)
NeighborhoodsTown Centre, Theberton, Aldringham, Thorpeness, Eastlands Industrial Estate, Leiston
Local Time
TimezoneBritish Summer Time
Lat & Lng52.20611, 1.57757
Postal CodesIP15IP16IP17

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Leiston Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population4,7634,9215,1095,6505,556
Population Density261 / km²269.6 / km²279.9 / km²309.6 / km²304.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Leiston Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 10.6% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Leiston+18.6%+14.8%+10.6%
United Kingdom+15.2%+13.3%+9.9%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Leiston Median Age

Median Age: 43 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Leiston43 yrs43.7 yrs42.4 yrs
United Kingdom39.6 yrs40.6 yrs38.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Leiston Population Density

Population Density: 304 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Leiston5,55618.3 km²304 / km²
United Kingdom64.5 million247,916.6 km²260 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Leiston Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Leiston

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Leiston

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Leiston

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Leiston CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Leiston68,168 tn12.27 tn3,735.2 tons/km²
United Kingdom735,672,544 tn11.4 tn2,967.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Leiston CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)68,168 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita12.27 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)3,735.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
10/5/077:32 AM3.684.6 km10,000 mNorth Seausgs.gov
1/23/075:32 PM4.173.1 km10,000 mNorth Seausgs.gov
11/22/021:40 AM3.498.3 km10,000 mNorth Seausgs.gov
5/16/9811:54 PM4.291.3 km10,000 mNorth Seausgs.gov
3/28/967:37 PM371.2 km10,000 mNorth Seausgs.gov
11/5/9410:14 PM327.5 km5,000 mEngland, United Kingdomusgs.gov
9/15/946:36 AM3.965.9 km10,000 mEngland, United Kingdomusgs.gov
2/15/9410:15 AM4.453.4 km10,000 mEngland, United Kingdomusgs.gov
9/6/932:28 AM369.9 km10,000 mNorth Seausgs.gov
10/9/897:34 PM3.399.2 km10,000 mNorth Seausgs.gov

Leiston

is a town in eastern Suffolk, England. It is situated near Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the North Sea coast and is 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Ipswich and 90 miles (140 km) northeast from London. The town had a population..

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