Electoral wardE05009449
Central ward, Herefordshire
Central is one of 53 electoral wards of Herefordshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,414 residents in 1,794 households — 2,131 people per km², the 32nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency.
Residents, 20213,414council ward average 3,529
Households1,7941.9 residents per household
Density2,131/ km²about 1.60 km² · Herefordshire 86
Aged 65+18.0%Herefordshire: 25.9% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 145
5–95.0% · 171
10–155.4% · 186
16–193.6% · 123
20–247.0% · 238
25–3418.3% · 626
35–4919.7% · 672
50–6418.7% · 638
65–749.3% · 318
75–845.8% · 197
85+2.9% · 100
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van41.0% · 735
1 car or van42.2% · 757
2 cars or vans13.4% · 240
3 or more3.5% · 62
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Herefordshire overall: 66.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 18.8% private rented.
Owned outright25.0% · 450
With mortgage15.0% · 270
Shared ownership0.6% · 10
Social rented16.9% · 303
Private rented42.5% · 764
Type of home
Detached house4.5% · 80
Semi-detached house16.2% · 291
Terraced house31.6% · 567
Purpose-built flat25.5% · 458
Converted house7.9% · 142
Other conversion5.0% · 89
Above shop / office9.2% · 166
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009449- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 53
Parishes in the ward
Hereford
Council offices in this ward
THereford Town HallTown hall · HR1 2PJCHerefordshire Council Trading StandardsCouncil office · HR1 2PJTHereford City CouncilTown council · HR1 2PJ
Other wards in the same constituency
AAylestone Hill23.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned3,472BBelmont Rural15.2% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned3,656BBirch28.9% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned3,071BBobblestock20.2% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned3,387CCollege17.8% 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.