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Electoral wardE05015354

Aston, Datchworth & Walkern ward, East Hertfordshire

Aston, Datchworth & Walkern is one of 26 electoral wards of East Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,158 residents in 2,131 households — 110 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North East Hertfordshire and Stevenage constituencies; for county elections it is in the Hertford Rural division.

Residents, 20215,158council ward average 5,776
Households2,1312.42 residents per household
Density110/ km²about 46.68 km² · East Hertfordshire 316
Aged 65+23.6%East Hertfordshire: 18.3% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 239
5–95.4% · 278
10–156.9% · 358
16–193.6% · 187
20–244.2% · 218
25–348.6% · 445
35–4918.1% · 933
50–6424.9% · 1,282
65–7413.0% · 668
75–848.0% · 410
85+2.7% · 139

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.9% · 125
1 car or van31.5% · 671
2 cars or vans41.3% · 880
3 or more21.4% · 457
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; East Hertfordshire overall: 69.3% owned, 13.1% social rented, 16.1% private rented.

Owned outright41.2% · 878
With mortgage31.9% · 680
Shared ownership1.0% · 22
Social rented14.5% · 309
Private rented11.3% · 240

Type of home

Detached house45.5% · 969
Semi-detached house28.5% · 606
Terraced house17.7% · 376
Purpose-built flat6.2% · 131
Converted house0.7% · 15
Other conversion0.7% · 15
Above shop / office0.5% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015354
County division
Hertford Rural
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
21 of 26

Parishes in the ward

AstonBeningtonDatchworthWalkern

Other wards in the same constituency

BBraughing & Standon20.1% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned6,025BBuntingford20.3% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned10,950HHertford Rural22.9% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned2,643LLittle Hadham & The Pelhams18.6% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned2,512TThe Mundens22.6% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned1,326WWare Rural20.0% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned2,934WWatton-at-Stone22.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned4,886

All 26 wards of East Hertfordshire

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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.