Find a councilTheCouncil Chronicleevery local authority in the United Kingdom
Advertise
Council Chronicle
  1. Home
  2. Councils
  3. North Hertfordshire
  4. Wards
  5. Letchworth South East
Electoral wardE05015771

Letchworth South East ward, North Hertfordshire

Letchworth South East is one of 25 electoral wards of North Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,870 residents in 3,683 households — 2,716 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North East Hertfordshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Baldock & Letchworth East and Letchworth South divisions.

Residents, 20218,870council ward average 5,329
Households3,6832.41 residents per household
Density2,716/ km²about 3.27 km² · North Hertfordshire 355
Aged 65+18.5%North Hertfordshire: 19.4% · under 16: 20.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.8% · 519
5–96.9% · 609
10–157.7% · 686
16–194.4% · 391
20–244.8% · 427
25–3412.3% · 1,093
35–4920.4% · 1,814
50–6419.1% · 1,698
65–749.1% · 812
75–846.5% · 576
85+2.8% · 252

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.0% · 809
1 car or van43.8% · 1,613
2 cars or vans25.1% · 925
3 or more9.1% · 336
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright27.7% · 1,018
With mortgage27.0% · 994
Shared ownership0.2% · 8
Social rented36.5% · 1,345
Private rented8.6% · 315
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house14.6% · 536
Semi-detached house20.3% · 747
Terraced house43.2% · 1,590
Purpose-built flat21.4% · 786
Converted house0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015771
County division
Baldock & Letchworth East, Letchworth South
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
7 of 25

Other wards in the same constituency

AArbury25.1% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned2,828BBaldock East16.3% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned2,450BBaldock West19.3% aged 65+ · 61.3% owned8,167EErmine24.8% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned2,792GGreat Ashby8.5% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,996LLetchworth Grange19.4% aged 65+ · 51.1% owned6,808LLetchworth Norton18.7% aged 65+ · 59.0% owned4,535LLetchworth South West25.7% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned8,479LLetchworth Wilbury17.7% aged 65+ · 51.1% owned5,632RRoyston Heath19.9% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned4,376RRoyston Meridian22.4% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned7,254RRoyston Palace16.1% aged 65+ · 60.6% owned5,812WWeston & Sandon23.0% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned2,066

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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.