Electoral wardE05012187
Bushey St James ward, Hertsmere
Bushey St James is one of 16 electoral wards of Hertsmere Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,699 residents in 3,071 households — 1,743 people per km², the 6th 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 divisions.
Residents, 20217,699council ward average 6,739
Households3,0712.51 residents per household
Density1,743/ km²about 4.42 km² · Hertsmere 1,066
Aged 65+18.0%Hertsmere: 17.8% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 451
5–96.4% · 492
10–158.2% · 633
16–194.6% · 352
20–244.7% · 361
25–3410.7% · 821
35–4922.1% · 1,703
50–6419.5% · 1,502
65–749.3% · 715
75–846.4% · 493
85+2.3% · 177
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.9% · 459
1 car or van42.8% · 1,313
2 cars or vans32.0% · 982
3 or more10.3% · 317
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hertsmere overall: 64.2% owned, 17.3% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright30.8% · 947
With mortgage32.3% · 992
Shared ownership1.7% · 51
Social rented19.3% · 593
Private rented15.9% · 487
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house14.8% · 454
Semi-detached house30.0% · 921
Terraced house22.8% · 700
Purpose-built flat26.1% · 802
Converted house1.6% · 49
Other conversion2.9% · 89
Above shop / office1.4% · 43
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012187- Council
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Bushey North, Bushey South
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 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 Heath29.8% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned5,426BBushey Park19.9% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned7,280EElstree18.6% 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.