Electoral wardE05004714
Watling ward, Dacorum
Watling is one of 25 electoral wards of Dacorum Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,800 residents in 2,366 households — 116 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency; for county elections it is in the Bridgewater division.
Residents, 20215,800council ward average 6,203
Households2,3662.45 residents per household
Density116/ km²about 49.91 km² · Dacorum 730
Aged 65+18.2%Dacorum: 17.4% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 332
5–96.1% · 351
10–157.8% · 454
16–194.0% · 233
20–243.8% · 218
25–3410.5% · 610
35–4921.6% · 1,253
50–6422.3% · 1,296
65–7410.6% · 616
75–845.3% · 310
85+2.2% · 127
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.8% · 185
1 car or van35.0% · 829
2 cars or vans39.1% · 924
3 or more18.1% · 428
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dacorum overall: 63.9% owned, 21.0% social rented, 14.3% private rented.
Owned outright34.2% · 809
With mortgage37.7% · 892
Shared ownership0.8% · 18
Social rented15.8% · 373
Private rented11.4% · 271
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house23.2% · 548
Semi-detached house35.8% · 847
Terraced house31.2% · 739
Purpose-built flat7.2% · 170
Converted house1.3% · 30
Other conversion0.5% · 13
Above shop / office0.6% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05004714- Council
- Dacorum Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Bridgewater
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 25
Parishes in the ward
FlamsteadGreat GaddesdenMarkyate
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldbury and Wigginton22.9% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned2,406AAshridge27.1% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned2,696BBerkhamsted Castle22.6% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned6,106BBerkhamsted East16.9% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned6,138BBerkhamsted West18.0% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned6,537NNorthchurch27.9% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned2,836TTring Central18.4% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned5,386TTring East22.7% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned3,417TTring West and Rural20.6% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned5,177
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.