Electoral wardE05015774
Offa ward, North Hertfordshire
Offa is one of 25 electoral wards of North Hertfordshire District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,948 residents in 1,590 households — 81 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hitchin constituency; for county elections it is in the Hitchin Rural division.
Residents, 20213,948council ward average 5,329
Households1,5902.48 residents per household
Density81/ km²about 48.80 km² · North Hertfordshire 355
Aged 65+19.3%North Hertfordshire: 19.4% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 231
5–95.6% · 221
10–157.8% · 306
16–194.7% · 186
20–244.4% · 175
25–348.9% · 350
35–4919.4% · 766
50–6424.0% · 948
65–7410.4% · 410
75–847.0% · 277
85+1.9% · 76
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.5% · 119
1 car or van34.4% · 546
2 cars or vans39.1% · 621
3 or more19.0% · 301
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Hertfordshire overall: 64.8% owned, 18.7% social rented, 15.4% private rented.
Owned outright33.6% · 533
With mortgage32.7% · 520
Shared ownership1.8% · 28
Social rented19.6% · 312
Private rented12.3% · 195
Type of home
Detached house31.7% · 504
Semi-detached house38.0% · 605
Terraced house25.4% · 404
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 60
Converted house0.4% · 6
Other conversion0.5% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015774- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Hitchin Rural
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 25
Parishes in the ward
HextonLilleyOffleyPirton
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% owned7,709HHitchwood23.9% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned2,659
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.