Electoral wardE05012179
Bentley Heath & The Royds ward, Hertsmere
Bentley Heath & The Royds is one of 16 electoral wards of Hertsmere Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,974 residents in 2,416 households — 1,014 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hertsmere constituency; for county elections it is in the Potters Bar East and Potters Bar West & Shenley divisions.
Residents, 20215,974council ward average 6,739
Households2,4162.47 residents per household
Density1,014/ km²about 5.89 km² · Hertsmere 1,066
Aged 65+25.3%Hertsmere: 17.8% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 209
5–95.4% · 325
10–156.5% · 386
16–194.3% · 259
20–246.3% · 376
25–3410.1% · 603
35–4916.8% · 1,003
50–6421.8% · 1,304
65–7412.1% · 721
75–848.6% · 516
85+4.6% · 274
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.2% · 366
1 car or van42.7% · 1,031
2 cars or vans29.1% · 702
3 or more13.1% · 316
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hertsmere overall: 64.2% owned, 17.3% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright45.3% · 1,094
With mortgage30.2% · 729
Shared ownership0.4% · 10
Social rented12.1% · 292
Private rented12.0% · 289
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house20.9% · 504
Semi-detached house48.5% · 1,171
Terraced house18.3% · 441
Purpose-built flat9.5% · 229
Converted house1.5% · 35
Other conversion0.5% · 11
Above shop / office0.8% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012179- Council
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Potters Bar East, Potters Bar West & Shenley
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldenham East20.7% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned4,953AAldenham West21.4% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned5,109BBorehamwood 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.