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Electoral wardE05015761

Great Ashby ward, North Hertfordshire

Great Ashby is one of 25 electoral wards of North Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,996 residents in 2,233 households — 1,060 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hitchin and North East Hertfordshire constituencies; for county elections it is in the Royston West & Rural division.

Residents, 20215,996council ward average 5,329
Households2,2332.69 residents per household
Density1,060/ km²about 5.66 km² · North Hertfordshire 355
Aged 65+8.5%North Hertfordshire: 19.4% · under 16: 23.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.5% · 387
5–97.8% · 469
10–159.3% · 559
16–194.6% · 276
20–244.5% · 267
25–3414.6% · 877
35–4927.5% · 1,652
50–6416.7% · 1,001
65–745.0% · 297
75–842.4% · 144
85+1.2% · 71

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.6% · 148
1 car or van37.8% · 844
2 cars or vans42.6% · 952
3 or more13.0% · 290
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North Hertfordshire overall: 64.8% owned, 18.7% social rented, 15.4% private rented.

Owned outright20.2% · 450
With mortgage51.1% · 1,142
Shared ownership2.8% · 63
Social rented8.3% · 185
Private rented17.6% · 393

Type of home

Detached house27.1% · 605
Semi-detached house29.4% · 655
Terraced house29.9% · 666
Purpose-built flat11.0% · 245
Converted house0.4% · 9
Above shop / office0.6% · 14
Caravan, mobile1.6% · 36
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015761
County division
Royston West & Rural
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
16 of 25

Parishes in the ward

Great Ashby

Other wards in the same constituency

AArbury25.1% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned2,828BBaldock East16.3% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned2,450BBaldock West19.3% aged 65+ · 61.3% owned8,167CCadwell25.4% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned2,358CCodicote & Kimpton23.3% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned4,938EErmine24.8% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned2,792GGraveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley20.1% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned2,576HHitchin Bearton12.7% aged 65+ · 58.1% owned8,159HHitchin Highbury18.8% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned7,871HHitchin Oughton15.7% aged 65+ · 49.3% owned5,112HHitchin Priory25.7% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned6,373HHitchin Walsworth15.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned7,709HHitchwood23.9% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned2,659LLetchworth Grange19.4% aged 65+ · 51.1% owned6,808

All 25 wards of North Hertfordshire

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