Electoral wardE05014395

Arlesey & Fairfield ward, Central Bedfordshire

Arlesey & Fairfield is one of 31 electoral wards of Central Bedfordshire Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,454 residents in 4,260 households — 855 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hitchin constituency.

Residents, 202110,454council ward average 9,492

Households4,2602.45 residents per household

Density855/ km²about 12.23 km² · Central Bedfordshire 411

Aged 65+12.6%Central Bedfordshire: 18.0% · under 16: 22.9%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.0% · 728

5–98.0% · 831

10–158.0% · 837

16–193.6% · 372

20–243.9% · 411

25–3413.5% · 1,412

35–4924.9% · 2,605

50–6418.5% · 1,938

65–747.7% · 809

75–843.6% · 372

85+1.3% · 134

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.4% · 358

1 car or van39.2% · 1,671

2 cars or vans40.3% · 1,717

3 or more12.1% · 514

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Central Bedfordshire overall: 71.2% owned, 13.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.

Owned outright25.5% · 1,085

With mortgage44.5% · 1,893

Shared ownership1.9% · 80

Social rented14.0% · 594

Private rented14.1% · 601

Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house22.9% · 977

Semi-detached house30.2% · 1,286

Terraced house30.1% · 1,283

Purpose-built flat10.8% · 459

Converted house0.8% · 34

Other conversion4.6% · 195

Above shop / office0.4% · 17

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 10

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05014395
Council: Central Bedfordshire Council
Constituency: Hitchin
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 15 of 31

Parishes in the ward

ArleseyFairfield

Other wards in the same constituency

CClifton, Henlow & Langford19.9% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned14,000 MMeppershall & Shillington22.0% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned4,121 SShefford14.7% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned9,769 SStotfold19.7% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned7,993

All 31 wards of Central Bedfordshire

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.