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Electoral wardE05015768

Knebworth ward, North Hertfordshire

Knebworth is one of 25 electoral wards of North Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,448 residents in 2,331 households — 278 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stevenage constituency; for county elections it is in the Knebworth & Codicote division.

Residents, 20215,448council ward average 5,329
Households2,3312.34 residents per household
Density278/ km²about 19.58 km² · North Hertfordshire 355
Aged 65+22.4%North Hertfordshire: 19.4% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.8% · 317
5–95.4% · 294
10–156.2% · 340
16–193.5% · 191
20–244.5% · 243
25–3411.5% · 626
35–4919.0% · 1,033
50–6421.8% · 1,185
65–7411.8% · 641
75–846.7% · 364
85+3.9% · 213

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.6% · 270
1 car or van40.3% · 938
2 cars or vans34.0% · 792
3 or more14.2% · 330
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright37.8% · 879
With mortgage31.4% · 730
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented13.2% · 308
Private rented17.4% · 404

Type of home

Detached house33.8% · 788
Semi-detached house28.0% · 653
Terraced house17.0% · 396
Purpose-built flat15.7% · 365
Converted house1.1% · 25
Other conversion1.9% · 45
Above shop / office0.8% · 18
Caravan, mobile1.8% · 41
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015768
County division
Knebworth & Codicote
Constituency
Stevenage
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
18 of 25

Parishes in the ward

CodicoteKnebworth

Other wards in the same constituency

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.