Electoral wardE05012181
Borehamwood Cowley Hill ward, Hertsmere
Borehamwood Cowley Hill is one of 16 electoral wards of Hertsmere Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,506 residents in 3,725 households — 4,666 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hertsmere constituency; for county elections it is in the Borehamwood North division.
Residents, 20219,506council ward average 6,739
Households3,7252.55 residents per household
Density4,666/ km²about 2.04 km² · Hertsmere 1,066
Aged 65+12.7%Hertsmere: 17.8% · under 16: 22.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.8% · 646
5–97.0% · 669
10–158.3% · 792
16–194.9% · 469
20–245.3% · 502
25–3414.2% · 1,351
35–4922.3% · 2,123
50–6418.3% · 1,743
65–747.0% · 661
75–843.9% · 370
85+1.9% · 180
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.9% · 890
1 car or van42.4% · 1,580
2 cars or vans26.3% · 981
3 or more7.4% · 275
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hertsmere overall: 64.2% owned, 17.3% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright16.6% · 619
With mortgage28.3% · 1,054
Shared ownership1.2% · 44
Social rented41.3% · 1,538
Private rented12.4% · 461
Lives rent free0.2% · 9
Type of home
Detached house3.9% · 144
Semi-detached house34.2% · 1,275
Terraced house24.7% · 921
Purpose-built flat35.2% · 1,312
Converted house0.8% · 30
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.8% · 31
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012181- Council
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Borehamwood North
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Elstree and Borehamwood
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldenham East20.7% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned4,953AAldenham West21.4% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned5,109BBentley Heath & The Royds25.3% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,974BBorehamwood Brookmeadow12.8% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned8,836BBorehamwood 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.