Electoral wardE05011812
Billingshurst ward, Horsham
Billingshurst is one of 22 electoral wards of Horsham District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,632 residents in 4,415 households — 330 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Horsham constituency; for county elections it is in the Billingshurst division.
Residents, 202110,632council ward average 6,672
Households4,4152.41 residents per household
Density330/ km²about 32.19 km² · Horsham 277
Aged 65+18.4%Horsham: 22.8% · under 16: 20.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 684
5–96.4% · 677
10–157.8% · 826
16–194.2% · 449
20–244.6% · 484
25–3411.7% · 1,240
35–4920.8% · 2,208
50–6419.8% · 2,105
65–749.3% · 988
75–846.6% · 698
85+2.6% · 274
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.3% · 454
1 car or van38.1% · 1,680
2 cars or vans36.9% · 1,630
3 or more14.7% · 650
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Horsham overall: 72.3% owned, 11.5% social rented, 14.5% private rented.
Owned outright34.1% · 1,504
With mortgage36.7% · 1,620
Shared ownership2.9% · 128
Social rented13.6% · 602
Private rented12.7% · 562
Type of home
Detached house32.4% · 1,432
Semi-detached house32.7% · 1,445
Terraced house19.0% · 838
Purpose-built flat12.9% · 571
Converted house0.9% · 41
Other conversion0.7% · 29
Above shop / office0.9% · 39
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 20
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011812- Council
- Horsham District Council
- County council
- West Sussex County Council
- County division
- Billingshurst
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 22
Parishes in the ward
Billingshurst
Other wards in the same constituency
BBroadbridge Heath11.2% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned6,355CColgate & Rusper15.4% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned5,998CCowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead24.8% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned5,454DDenne20.0% aged 65+ · 59.0% owned10,389FForest19.4% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned8,923HHolbrook East17.5% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned5,919HHolbrook West21.6% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned6,336IItchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham23.5% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,760NNuthurst & Lower Beeding26.1% aged 65+ · 81.7% owned3,064RRoffey North24.9% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned6,197RRoffey South18.3% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned6,537RRudgwick25.0% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned2,968SSouthwater North14.0% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned6,549SSouthwater South & Shipley18.9% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned6,625
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.