Electoral wardE05015387
Kempsey ward, Malvern Hills
Kempsey is one of 18 electoral wards of Malvern Hills District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,043 residents in 2,103 households — 161 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Worcestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Croome division.
Residents, 20215,043council ward average 4,416
Households2,1032.4 residents per household
Density161/ km²about 31.28 km² · Malvern Hills 138
Aged 65+24.7%Malvern Hills: 28.0% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 284
5–95.3% · 268
10–156.9% · 347
16–193.8% · 192
20–243.8% · 194
25–3410.9% · 552
35–4917.5% · 882
50–6421.4% · 1,082
65–7413.4% · 674
75–848.0% · 402
85+3.3% · 169
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.8% · 164
1 car or van33.7% · 710
2 cars or vans40.8% · 859
3 or more17.6% · 371
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Malvern Hills overall: 71.0% owned, 14.3% social rented, 13.4% private rented.
Owned outright41.9% · 882
With mortgage34.0% · 716
Shared ownership1.1% · 24
Social rented14.0% · 295
Private rented9.0% · 189
Type of home
Detached house46.3% · 971
Semi-detached house34.5% · 724
Terraced house12.4% · 261
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 79
Converted house0.8% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.6% · 12
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 32
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015387- County council
- Worcestershire County Council
- County division
- Croome
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 18
Parishes in the ward
Croome D'AbitotKempseySevern Stoke
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlfrick, Leigh & Rushwick29.0% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned6,098BBaldwin27.6% 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% owned2,067LLindridge30.1% 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
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.