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Electoral wardE05009489
Widemarsh ward, Herefordshire
Widemarsh is one of 53 electoral wards of Herefordshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,182 residents in 1,570 households — 1,461 people per km², the 44th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency.
Residents, 20213,182council ward average 3,529
Households1,5702.03 residents per household
Density1,461/ km²about 2.18 km² · Herefordshire 86
Aged 65+16.0%Herefordshire: 25.9% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 167
5–95.3% · 168
10–155.3% · 170
16–193.8% · 121
20–247.0% · 222
25–3417.9% · 570
35–4919.4% · 619
50–6420.0% · 638
65–749.1% · 291
75–845.0% · 160
85+1.9% · 60
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van36.1% · 568
1 car or van43.2% · 679
2 cars or vans16.3% · 257
3 or more4.3% · 68
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Herefordshire overall: 66.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 18.8% private rented.
Owned outright18.6% · 292
With mortgage16.9% · 265
Shared ownership1.7% · 26
Social rented29.2% · 459
Private rented33.7% · 529
Type of home
Detached house7.3% · 115
Semi-detached house24.4% · 383
Terraced house37.6% · 590
Purpose-built flat24.8% · 389
Converted house3.1% · 48
Other conversion1.5% · 24
Above shop / office1.3% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009489- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 53
Parishes in the ward
Hereford
Council offices in this ward
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
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.