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Electoral wardE05015380

Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick ward, Malvern Hills

Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick is one of 18 electoral wards of Malvern Hills District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,098 residents in 2,555 households — 88 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Worcestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Malvern Link division.

Residents, 20216,098council ward average 4,416
Households2,5552.39 residents per household
Density88/ km²about 68.98 km² · Malvern Hills 138
Aged 65+29.0%Malvern Hills: 28.0% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 274
5–94.8% · 293
10–155.8% · 353
16–193.4% · 208
20–243.8% · 230
25–348.9% · 540
35–4915.4% · 939
50–6424.5% · 1,492
65–7415.5% · 948
75–849.4% · 571
85+4.1% · 250

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.6% · 144
1 car or van29.4% · 751
2 cars or vans41.6% · 1,062
3 or more23.3% · 596
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Malvern Hills overall: 71.0% owned, 14.3% social rented, 13.4% private rented.

Owned outright49.3% · 1,262
With mortgage31.0% · 793
Shared ownership1.4% · 36
Social rented8.6% · 221
Private rented9.6% · 246

Type of home

Detached house58.9% · 1,504
Semi-detached house32.0% · 817
Terraced house6.5% · 167
Purpose-built flat1.3% · 33
Converted house0.6% · 16
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015380
County division
Malvern Link
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
13 of 18

Parishes in the ward

AlfrickBransfordLeighLulsleyRushwickSuckley

Other wards in the same constituency

BBaldwin27.6% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned6,667BBarnards Green27.6% aged 65+ · 58.8% owned9,087BBroadheath25.3% aged 65+ · 85.0% owned1,568CCastlemorton, Welland & Wells31.4% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned5,596GGreat Malvern34.2% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned4,240HHallow & Holt26.3% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,067KKempsey24.7% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned5,043LLindridge30.1% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned2,294LLink29.1% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned6,300LLongdon30.3% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned2,158MMartley25.8% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned1,992PPickersleigh21.1% aged 65+ · 48.8% owned3,356PPowick & the Hanleys30.8% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned5,854TTenbury31.1% aged 65+ · 64.7% owned3,924

All 18 wards of Malvern Hills

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.