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Electoral wardE05015762

Hitchin Bearton ward, North Hertfordshire

Hitchin Bearton is one of 25 electoral wards of North Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,159 residents in 3,676 households — 2,161 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hitchin constituency; for county elections it is in the Hitchin North and Hitchin South divisions.

Residents, 20218,159council ward average 5,329
Households3,6762.22 residents per household
Density2,161/ km²about 3.78 km² · North Hertfordshire 355
Aged 65+12.7%North Hertfordshire: 19.4% · under 16: 18.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.6% · 540
5–95.8% · 470
10–156.4% · 520
16–193.3% · 268
20–244.8% · 388
25–3418.4% · 1,503
35–4924.8% · 2,028
50–6417.3% · 1,410
65–747.2% · 586
75–843.7% · 301
85+1.8% · 147

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.5% · 756
1 car or van51.1% · 1,879
2 cars or vans22.1% · 812
3 or more6.3% · 233
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright25.1% · 924
With mortgage32.9% · 1,211
Shared ownership1.7% · 64
Social rented11.0% · 406
Private rented29.1% · 1,071
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house9.4% · 347
Semi-detached house28.1% · 1,031
Terraced house24.6% · 905
Purpose-built flat31.8% · 1,167
Converted house3.8% · 139
Other conversion1.2% · 45
Above shop / office1.1% · 41
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015762
County division
Hitchin North, Hitchin South
Constituency
Hitchin
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
9 of 25

Other wards in the same constituency

CCadwell25.4% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned2,358CCodicote & Kimpton23.3% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned4,938GGraveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley20.1% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned2,576GGreat Ashby8.5% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,996HHitchin 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% owned2,659OOffa19.3% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned3,948

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