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Electoral wardE05015764

Hitchin Oughton ward, North Hertfordshire

Hitchin Oughton is one of 25 electoral wards of North Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,112 residents in 2,203 households — 3,765 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hitchin constituency; for county elections it is in the Hitchin Rural and Hitchin South divisions.

Residents, 20215,112council ward average 5,329
Households2,2032.32 residents per household
Density3,765/ km²about 1.36 km² · North Hertfordshire 355
Aged 65+15.7%North Hertfordshire: 19.4% · under 16: 21.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 317
5–96.7% · 341
10–158.2% · 420
16–194.3% · 222
20–244.4% · 225
25–3413.3% · 680
35–4920.3% · 1,040
50–6420.8% · 1,065
65–748.1% · 415
75–845.2% · 268
85+2.3% · 120

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van24.9% · 548
1 car or van44.7% · 985
2 cars or vans23.2% · 511
3 or more7.3% · 160
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright25.6% · 564
With mortgage23.7% · 522
Shared ownership0.6% · 13
Social rented39.7% · 875
Private rented10.3% · 227
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house7.7% · 170
Semi-detached house43.7% · 961
Terraced house20.0% · 439
Purpose-built flat24.5% · 539
Converted house1.1% · 25
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.6% · 14
Caravan, mobile2.0% · 44
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015764
County division
Hitchin Rural, Hitchin South
Constituency
Hitchin
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
4 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 Bearton12.7% aged 65+ · 58.1% owned8,159HHitchin Highbury18.8% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned7,871HHitchin 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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.