Electoral wardE05009443
Bircher ward, Herefordshire
Bircher is one of 53 electoral wards of Herefordshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,817 residents in 1,721 households — 47 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Herefordshire constituency.
Residents, 20213,817council ward average 3,529
Households1,7212.22 residents per household
Density47/ km²about 81.73 km² · Herefordshire 86
Aged 65+33.9%Herefordshire: 25.9% · under 16: 13.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 125
5–94.5% · 170
10–155.4% · 205
16–193.6% · 139
20–243.2% · 122
25–347.8% · 297
35–4912.8% · 488
50–6425.6% · 975
65–7418.9% · 720
75–8411.1% · 423
85+4.0% · 152
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.0% · 121
1 car or van35.2% · 605
2 cars or vans39.6% · 681
3 or more18.2% · 314
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Herefordshire overall: 66.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 18.8% private rented.
Owned outright58.7% · 1,010
With mortgage20.5% · 353
Shared ownership0.8% · 13
Social rented5.4% · 93
Private rented14.6% · 252
Type of home
Detached house68.6% · 1,181
Semi-detached house20.8% · 358
Terraced house7.2% · 124
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 4
Converted house0.7% · 12
Other conversion1.0% · 18
Above shop / office0.6% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 15
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009443- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 41 of 53
Parishes in the ward
Croft and YarpoleEye, Moreton and AshtonEytonKingslandLuctonLustonOrletonRichards Castle (Hereford)
Other wards in the same constituency
AArrow32.4% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned3,653BBackbury28.8% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned3,201BBishops Frome & Cradley30.4% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned3,072BBromyard Bringsty34.0% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned3,466BBromyard West25.3% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned3,277CCastle32.6% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned3,149CCredenhill22.5% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned3,698HHagley20.4% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned4,298HHampton33.1% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned3,489HHolmer20.7% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned4,228HHope End33.8% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned3,569KKington29.5% aged 65+ · 55.8% owned3,218LLedbury North38.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned2,878LLedbury South33.0% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned3,544
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.