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Electoral wardE05015368
Hertford Rural ward, East Hertfordshire
Hertford Rural is one of 26 electoral wards of East Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,643 residents in 1,050 households — 89 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North East Hertfordshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Hertford Rural division.
Residents, 20212,643council ward average 5,776
Households1,0502.52 residents per household
Density89/ km²about 29.83 km² · East Hertfordshire 316
Aged 65+22.9%East Hertfordshire: 18.3% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 108
5–95.0% · 131
10–157.9% · 209
16–194.7% · 124
20–244.4% · 117
25–347.5% · 197
35–4916.6% · 438
50–6426.9% · 711
65–7414.1% · 373
75–846.3% · 166
85+2.5% · 67
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.9% · 62
1 car or van29.0% · 305
2 cars or vans39.5% · 415
3 or more25.5% · 268
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Hertfordshire overall: 69.3% owned, 13.1% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright43.3% · 455
With mortgage33.0% · 346
Shared ownership1.0% · 11
Social rented10.8% · 113
Private rented11.9% · 125
Type of home
Detached house39.9% · 418
Semi-detached house34.6% · 363
Terraced house20.4% · 214
Purpose-built flat2.2% · 23
Converted house0.9% · 9
Other conversion0.9% · 9
Above shop / office0.7% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015368- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Hertford Rural
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 26
Parishes in the ward
BayfordHertingfordburyLittle BerkhamstedTewin
Other wards in the same constituency
AAston, Datchworth & Walkern23.6% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned5,158BBraughing & Standon20.1% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned6,025BBuntingford20.3% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned10,950LLittle 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
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 1 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.