Electoral wardE05012178
Aldenham West ward, Hertsmere
Aldenham West is one of 16 electoral wards of Hertsmere Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,109 residents in 2,010 households — 302 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hertsmere constituency; for county elections it is in the Bushey North and Bushey South and Watling divisions.
Residents, 20215,109council ward average 6,739
Households2,0102.54 residents per household
Density302/ km²about 16.90 km² · Hertsmere 1,066
Aged 65+21.4%Hertsmere: 17.8% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 252
5–95.7% · 289
10–158.6% · 438
16–194.6% · 233
20–244.4% · 227
25–349.5% · 487
35–4918.8% · 962
50–6422.1% · 1,127
65–7410.8% · 551
75–847.2% · 370
85+3.4% · 172
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.9% · 179
1 car or van37.2% · 747
2 cars or vans38.1% · 765
3 or more15.9% · 319
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hertsmere overall: 64.2% owned, 17.3% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright34.8% · 699
With mortgage35.0% · 703
Shared ownership1.0% · 20
Social rented12.6% · 253
Private rented16.6% · 334
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house36.4% · 732
Semi-detached house27.2% · 547
Terraced house15.6% · 314
Purpose-built flat15.0% · 301
Converted house1.5% · 30
Other conversion0.4% · 9
Above shop / office0.9% · 19
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 58
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012178- Council
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Bushey North, Bushey South, Watling
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 16
Parishes in the ward
AldenhamHertsmere Meriden
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldenham East20.7% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned4,953BBentley Heath & The Royds25.3% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,974BBorehamwood Brookmeadow12.8% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned8,836BBorehamwood Cowley Hill12.7% aged 65+ · 44.9% owned9,506BBorehamwood Hillside12.9% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned8,595BBorehamwood Kenilworth11.9% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned9,387BBushey Heath29.8% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned5,426BBushey Park19.9% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned7,280BBushey St James18.0% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned7,699EElstree18.6% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned5,096PPotters Bar Furzefield17.4% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned5,787PPotters Bar Oakmere20.0% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned5,791PPotters Bar Parkfield25.8% aged 65+ · 75.0% owned4,991SShenley18.1% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned5,391
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.