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Electoral wardE05014781

Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield ward, New Forest

Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield is one of 26 electoral wards of New Forest District Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,489 residents in 2,744 households — 2,029 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the New Forest East constituency; for county elections it is in the South Waterside division.

Residents, 20216,489council ward average 6,761
Households2,7442.36 residents per household
Density2,029/ km²about 3.20 km² · New Forest 234
Aged 65+24.6%New Forest: 29.4% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 310
5–95.9% · 380
10–157.5% · 488
16–193.7% · 241
20–244.4% · 284
25–3411.5% · 746
35–4916.3% · 1,061
50–6421.3% · 1,382
65–7414.0% · 907
75–848.1% · 528
85+2.5% · 163

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.2% · 280
1 car or van39.1% · 1,071
2 cars or vans35.6% · 975
3 or more15.1% · 414
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; New Forest overall: 74.2% owned, 10.8% social rented, 14.3% private rented.

Owned outright41.8% · 1,146
With mortgage32.8% · 899
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented11.2% · 307
Private rented13.8% · 379

Type of home

Detached house41.0% · 1,124
Semi-detached house27.5% · 753
Terraced house22.8% · 626
Purpose-built flat3.9% · 106
Converted house0.6% · 17
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office1.0% · 28
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 79
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014781
County division
South Waterside
Constituency
New Forest East
Region
South East
Density rank in council
6 of 26

Parishes in the ward

Fawley

Other wards in the same constituency

AAshurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh32.8% aged 65+ · 87.8% owned6,801BBrockenhurst & Denny Lodge33.9% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned3,485DDibden & Dibden Purlieu26.8% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned7,099FFawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley27.5% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned7,520FForest & Solent26.9% aged 65+ · 66.8% owned3,629HHythe Central38.2% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned5,829HHythe South20.3% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned7,251LLyndhurst & Minstead32.8% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned4,335MMarchwood & Eling18.7% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned7,254SSway34.7% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned3,909TTotton Central25.3% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned7,685TTotton North18.5% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned11,205TTotton South18.1% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned8,284

All 26 wards of New Forest

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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.