Electoral wardE05011827
Rudgwick ward, Horsham
Rudgwick is one of 22 electoral wards of Horsham District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,968 residents in 1,163 households — 120 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Horsham constituency; for county elections it is in the Broadbridge division.
Residents, 20212,968council ward average 6,672
Households1,1632.55 residents per household
Density120/ km²about 24.69 km² · Horsham 277
Aged 65+25.0%Horsham: 22.8% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 137
5–95.6% · 167
10–158.2% · 243
16–195.4% · 161
20–243.6% · 108
25–348.2% · 242
35–4915.9% · 471
50–6423.5% · 696
65–7413.1% · 388
75–848.5% · 253
85+3.4% · 101
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.8% · 67
1 car or van29.2% · 340
2 cars or vans39.7% · 462
3 or more25.3% · 294
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Horsham overall: 72.3% owned, 11.5% social rented, 14.5% private rented.
Owned outright45.2% · 525
With mortgage34.7% · 403
Shared ownership1.4% · 16
Social rented6.4% · 74
Private rented12.4% · 144
Type of home
Detached house59.4% · 690
Semi-detached house26.7% · 310
Terraced house4.4% · 51
Purpose-built flat6.3% · 73
Converted house1.3% · 15
Other conversion0.6% · 7
Above shop / office0.7% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011827- Council
- Horsham District Council
- County council
- West Sussex County Council
- County division
- Broadbridge
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 22
Parishes in the ward
Rudgwick
Other wards in the same constituency
BBillingshurst18.4% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned10,632BBroadbridge 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% owned6,537SSouthwater 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.