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Electoral wardE05015765

Hitchin Priory ward, North Hertfordshire

Hitchin Priory is one of 25 electoral wards of North Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,373 residents in 2,841 households — 1,217 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hitchin constituency; for county elections it is in the Hitchin South division.

Residents, 20216,373council ward average 5,329
Households2,8412.24 residents per household
Density1,217/ km²about 5.24 km² · North Hertfordshire 355
Aged 65+25.7%North Hertfordshire: 19.4% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 260
5–95.3% · 339
10–157.1% · 453
16–193.5% · 225
20–243.4% · 215
25–3411.9% · 760
35–4919.8% · 1,259
50–6419.2% · 1,221
65–7411.2% · 712
75–848.4% · 534
85+6.1% · 389

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van19.0% · 540
1 car or van44.1% · 1,253
2 cars or vans28.5% · 811
3 or more8.4% · 238
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright42.7% · 1,212
With mortgage31.5% · 896
Shared ownership1.0% · 28
Social rented5.6% · 160
Private rented19.2% · 544

Type of home

Detached house37.5% · 1,064
Semi-detached house15.7% · 446
Terraced house12.3% · 349
Purpose-built flat27.9% · 792
Converted house1.4% · 39
Other conversion2.2% · 63
Above shop / office2.2% · 62
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 25
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015765
County division
Hitchin South
Constituency
Hitchin
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
14 of 25

Parishes in the ward

St Ippolyts

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 Oughton15.7% aged 65+ · 49.3% owned5,112HHitchin 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.