Electoral wardE05009442
Birch ward, Herefordshire
Birch is one of 53 electoral wards of Herefordshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,071 residents in 1,305 households — 37 people per km², the 50th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency.
Residents, 20213,071council ward average 3,529
Households1,3052.35 residents per household
Density37/ km²about 83.45 km² · Herefordshire 86
Aged 65+28.9%Herefordshire: 25.9% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.1% · 96
5–94.9% · 150
10–157.2% · 222
16–193.7% · 114
20–243.3% · 101
25–347.2% · 220
35–4916.0% · 491
50–6425.7% · 790
65–7415.9% · 488
75–8410.1% · 309
85+3.0% · 92
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.2% · 81
1 car or van31.2% · 407
2 cars or vans41.0% · 535
3 or more21.5% · 281
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Herefordshire overall: 66.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 18.8% private rented.
Owned outright53.8% · 702
With mortgage24.4% · 318
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented4.1% · 53
Private rented17.6% · 230
Type of home
Detached house75.5% · 986
Semi-detached house19.6% · 256
Terraced house1.8% · 24
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 18
Converted house0.5% · 7
Other conversion0.5% · 7
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009442- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 45 of 53
Parishes in the ward
AconburyGarwayHarewoodLittle BirchLlandinaboLlanwarneMuch BirchOrcopPencoydSt. WeonardsTretire with Michaelchurch
Other wards in the same constituency
AAylestone Hill23.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned3,472BBelmont Rural15.2% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned3,656BBobblestock20.2% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned3,387CCentral18.0% aged 65+ · 40.1% owned3,414CCollege17.8% aged 65+ · 48.4% owned3,733DDinedor Hill21.6% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned3,582EEign Hill27.8% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned3,580GGolden Valley North30.0% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned3,044GGolden Valley South29.3% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned3,287GGreyfriars19.1% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned3,875HHinton & Hunderton16.2% aged 65+ · 42.9% owned4,383KKerne Bridge30.8% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned3,092KKings Acre25.5% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned3,245LLlangarron30.9% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned3,358
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.