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Electoral wardE05009488

Whitecross ward, Herefordshire

Whitecross is one of 53 electoral wards of Herefordshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,754 residents in 1,642 households — 4,101 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency.

Residents, 20213,754council ward average 3,529
Households1,6422.29 residents per household
Density4,101/ km²about 0.92 km² · Herefordshire 86
Aged 65+21.1%Herefordshire: 25.9% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 180
5–95.5% · 208
10–156.5% · 245
16–194.1% · 155
20–244.8% · 179
25–3413.4% · 502
35–4918.8% · 707
50–6420.9% · 787
65–7410.8% · 405
75–847.1% · 266
85+3.3% · 123

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.0% · 279
1 car or van44.9% · 738
2 cars or vans28.4% · 467
3 or more9.6% · 158
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.4% · 645
With mortgage30.9% · 506
Shared ownership1.5% · 25
Social rented12.1% · 198
Private rented16.2% · 265

Type of home

Detached house17.1% · 280
Semi-detached house44.5% · 731
Terraced house23.4% · 384
Purpose-built flat4.7% · 77
Converted house2.4% · 40
Other conversion0.7% · 11
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile6.9% · 114
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05009488
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
4 of 53

Parishes in the ward

Hereford

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.