Electoral wardE05010378
Hedingham ward, Braintree
Hedingham is one of 26 electoral wards of Braintree District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,016 residents in 2,526 households — 191 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Braintree constituency; for county elections it is in the Hedingham division.
Residents, 20216,016council ward average 5,972
Households2,5262.38 residents per household
Density191/ km²about 31.50 km² · Braintree 254
Aged 65+22.8%Braintree: 20.4% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 337
5–95.6% · 339
10–157.1% · 425
16–193.9% · 236
20–244.8% · 286
25–3411.4% · 688
35–4917.6% · 1,058
50–6421.1% · 1,271
65–7412.4% · 746
75–847.7% · 465
85+2.7% · 162
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.8% · 248
1 car or van34.8% · 879
2 cars or vans36.7% · 927
3 or more18.7% · 472
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Braintree overall: 67.8% owned, 16.3% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright36.0% · 908
With mortgage35.3% · 891
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented14.2% · 358
Private rented14.3% · 360
Type of home
Detached house32.7% · 827
Semi-detached house39.6% · 1,001
Terraced house17.1% · 432
Purpose-built flat9.4% · 237
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010378- Council
- Braintree District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Hedingham
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Castle HedinghamSible Hedingham
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBocking Blackwater16.2% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned10,301BBocking North25.5% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned5,221BBocking South17.2% aged 65+ · 50.1% owned6,754BBraintree Central & Beckers Green15.4% aged 65+ · 46.4% owned9,584BBraintree South15.4% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned6,558BBraintree West23.4% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned6,166BBumpstead24.4% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,880GGosfield & Greenstead Green30.7% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned2,737GGreat Notley & Black Notley15.7% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned10,101HHalstead St Andrew's22.0% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned6,486HHalstead Trinity18.9% aged 65+ · 60.4% owned7,073RRayne21.8% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,887SStour Valley North27.1% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned2,923SStour Valley South28.6% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned3,014
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.