Electoral wardE05012184
Bushey Heath ward, Hertsmere
Bushey Heath is one of 16 electoral wards of Hertsmere Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,426 residents in 2,314 households — 1,628 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hertsmere constituency; for county elections it is in the Bushey South division.
Residents, 20215,426council ward average 6,739
Households2,3142.34 residents per household
Density1,628/ km²about 3.33 km² · Hertsmere 1,066
Aged 65+29.8%Hertsmere: 17.8% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 268
5–95.3% · 290
10–156.8% · 369
16–193.6% · 195
20–243.6% · 193
25–348.3% · 453
35–4919.3% · 1,048
50–6418.3% · 993
65–7411.7% · 635
75–8412.3% · 667
85+5.8% · 316
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.0% · 301
1 car or van41.8% · 968
2 cars or vans33.1% · 765
3 or more12.1% · 280
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hertsmere overall: 64.2% owned, 17.3% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright43.1% · 998
With mortgage29.8% · 690
Shared ownership0.5% · 12
Social rented6.4% · 148
Private rented20.2% · 467
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house34.1% · 788
Semi-detached house18.9% · 438
Terraced house9.4% · 218
Purpose-built flat34.6% · 801
Converted house1.2% · 28
Other conversion0.6% · 14
Above shop / office1.1% · 26
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012184- Council
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Bushey South
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 16
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 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 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.