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Electoral wardE05015766
Hitchin Walsworth ward, North Hertfordshire
Hitchin Walsworth is one of 25 electoral wards of North Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,709 residents in 3,210 households — 2,239 people per km², the 6th 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, 20217,709council ward average 5,329
Households3,2102.4 residents per household
Density2,239/ km²about 3.44 km² · North Hertfordshire 355
Aged 65+15.9%North Hertfordshire: 19.4% · under 16: 20.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 446
5–97.0% · 539
10–157.7% · 590
16–193.8% · 292
20–244.2% · 320
25–3413.9% · 1,068
35–4923.2% · 1,792
50–6418.7% · 1,438
65–748.8% · 680
75–845.1% · 391
85+2.0% · 154
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.0% · 481
1 car or van48.5% · 1,557
2 cars or vans28.6% · 919
3 or more7.9% · 254
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Hertfordshire overall: 64.8% owned, 18.7% social rented, 15.4% private rented.
Owned outright29.8% · 957
With mortgage33.7% · 1,083
Shared ownership1.4% · 45
Social rented19.6% · 628
Private rented15.5% · 496
Type of home
Detached house12.1% · 389
Semi-detached house46.6% · 1,496
Terraced house23.7% · 759
Purpose-built flat15.4% · 493
Converted house1.6% · 50
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.4% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015766- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Hitchin North, Hitchin South
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 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 Oughton15.7% aged 65+ · 49.3% owned5,112HHitchin Priory25.7% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned6,373HHitchwood23.9% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned2,659OOffa19.3% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned3,948
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.