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Electoral wardE05016214
Higham Ferrers ward, North Northamptonshire
Higham Ferrers is one of 31 electoral wards of North Northamptonshire Council (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 9,446 residents in 3,912 households — 458 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wellingborough and Rushden constituency.
Residents, 20219,446council ward average 11,598
Households3,9122.41 residents per household
Density458/ km²about 20.64 km² · North Northamptonshire 364
Aged 65+19.6%North Northamptonshire: 18.2% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 493
5–96.2% · 584
10–157.9% · 746
16–194.4% · 420
20–244.8% · 452
25–3410.9% · 1,025
35–4921.0% · 1,979
50–6420.0% · 1,888
65–7410.9% · 1,026
75–846.4% · 603
85+2.4% · 226
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.8% · 422
1 car or van38.8% · 1,519
2 cars or vans36.4% · 1,423
3 or more14.0% · 547
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Northamptonshire overall: 65.0% owned, 15.2% social rented, 18.5% private rented.
Owned outright34.4% · 1,344
With mortgage39.1% · 1,530
Shared ownership0.9% · 35
Social rented11.2% · 437
Private rented14.4% · 564
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house35.9% · 1,402
Semi-detached house33.9% · 1,326
Terraced house25.0% · 976
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 150
Converted house0.4% · 15
Other conversion0.6% · 22
Above shop / office0.4% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016214- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 31
Parishes in the ward
Chelveston-cum-CaldecottHigham FerrersRushden
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrickhill & Queensway18.3% aged 65+ · 50.8% owned16,873CCroyland & Swanspool12.9% aged 65+ · 51.3% owned11,496FFinedon24.4% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned4,555HHatton Park18.8% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned16,267IIrchester24.7% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned12,986IIrthlingborough17.5% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned9,311PPemberton20.7% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned10,325RRushden Lakes16.8% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned12,634RRushden South21.9% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned8,731VVictoria10.7% aged 65+ · 46.1% owned10,076
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.