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Electoral wardE05015767
Hitchwood ward, North Hertfordshire
Hitchwood is one of 25 electoral wards of North Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,659 residents in 1,068 households — 61 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hitchin constituency; for county elections it is in the Hitchin Rural and Knebworth & Codicote divisions.
Residents, 20212,659council ward average 5,329
Households1,0682.49 residents per household
Density61/ km²about 43.88 km² · North Hertfordshire 355
Aged 65+23.9%North Hertfordshire: 19.4% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 114
5–95.7% · 152
10–157.8% · 207
16–194.0% · 105
20–244.1% · 109
25–348.0% · 212
35–4918.2% · 483
50–6424.1% · 641
65–7412.8% · 341
75–848.6% · 228
85+2.4% · 65
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.1% · 76
1 car or van33.1% · 353
2 cars or vans38.2% · 408
3 or more21.6% · 230
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Hertfordshire overall: 64.8% owned, 18.7% social rented, 15.4% private rented.
Owned outright34.0% · 364
With mortgage30.0% · 321
Shared ownership0.9% · 10
Social rented15.0% · 161
Private rented20.0% · 214
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house46.6% · 499
Semi-detached house30.7% · 329
Terraced house16.0% · 171
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 44
Converted house0.7% · 7
Other conversion0.9% · 10
Above shop / office0.7% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015767- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Hitchin Rural, Knebworth & Codicote
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 25
Parishes in the ward
King's WaldenLangleyPrestonSt Paul's Walden
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% owned6,373HHitchin Walsworth15.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned7,709OOffa19.3% 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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.