Electoral wardE05012189
Potters Bar Furzefield ward, Hertsmere
Potters Bar Furzefield is one of 16 electoral wards of Hertsmere Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,787 residents in 2,263 households — 1,295 people per km², the 10th 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, 20215,787council ward average 6,739
Households2,2632.56 residents per household
Density1,295/ km²about 4.47 km² · Hertsmere 1,066
Aged 65+17.4%Hertsmere: 17.8% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 291
5–96.2% · 361
10–158.6% · 495
16–194.7% · 274
20–246.7% · 388
25–3410.7% · 619
35–4920.0% · 1,160
50–6420.6% · 1,193
65–749.9% · 572
75–844.9% · 281
85+2.6% · 153
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.0% · 386
1 car or van39.5% · 895
2 cars or vans31.3% · 709
3 or more12.1% · 274
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hertsmere overall: 64.2% owned, 17.3% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright33.2% · 752
With mortgage35.4% · 802
Shared ownership0.6% · 13
Social rented15.6% · 352
Private rented15.2% · 343
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house3.7% · 84
Semi-detached house61.6% · 1,393
Terraced house12.2% · 275
Purpose-built flat19.8% · 448
Converted house0.8% · 18
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office1.6% · 36
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012189- 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
- 11 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% owned7,280BBushey St James18.0% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned7,699EElstree18.6% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned5,096PPotters 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.