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Electoral wardE05009481

Ross West ward, Herefordshire

Ross West is one of 53 electoral wards of Herefordshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,464 residents in 1,665 households — 1,753 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency.

Residents, 20213,464council ward average 3,529
Households1,6652.08 residents per household
Density1,753/ km²about 1.98 km² · Herefordshire 86
Aged 65+29.5%Herefordshire: 25.9% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.0% · 139
5–94.5% · 156
10–156.2% · 216
16–194.0% · 137
20–244.5% · 157
25–349.3% · 323
35–4916.1% · 556
50–6421.8% · 755
65–7414.8% · 513
75–8410.2% · 352
85+4.6% · 158

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.3% · 354
1 car or van44.1% · 734
2 cars or vans25.3% · 421
3 or more9.4% · 156
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Herefordshire overall: 66.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 18.8% private rented.

Owned outright41.8% · 696
With mortgage20.9% · 348
Shared ownership1.1% · 19
Social rented16.6% · 276
Private rented19.5% · 325
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house34.4% · 573
Semi-detached house23.6% · 393
Terraced house14.1% · 235
Purpose-built flat18.9% · 314
Converted house3.0% · 50
Other conversion2.2% · 36
Above shop / office2.8% · 47
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 17
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05009481
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
14 of 53

Parishes in the ward

Ross-on-Wye

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% owned3,387CCentral18.0% 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% owned3,245

All 53 wards of Herefordshire

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.