Electoral wardE05010847
Hawkwell West ward, Rochford
Hawkwell West is one of 13 electoral wards of Rochford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,518 residents in 2,562 households — 1,462 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rayleigh and Wickford constituency; for county elections it is in the Rochford North division.
Residents, 20216,518council ward average 6,589
Households2,5622.54 residents per household
Density1,462/ km²about 4.46 km² · Rochford 513
Aged 65+22.0%Rochford: 23.4% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 311
5–95.6% · 367
10–157.4% · 479
16–194.4% · 287
20–245.2% · 341
25–3410.2% · 667
35–4917.6% · 1,146
50–6422.8% · 1,486
65–7410.8% · 704
75–848.5% · 556
85+2.7% · 173
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.8% · 227
1 car or van35.8% · 918
2 cars or vans37.8% · 970
3 or more17.5% · 450
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rochford overall: 80.7% owned, 8.1% social rented, 10.7% private rented.
Owned outright50.0% · 1,281
With mortgage40.1% · 1,027
Shared ownership0.7% · 17
Social rented2.9% · 75
Private rented6.3% · 162
Type of home
Detached house41.6% · 1,065
Semi-detached house51.6% · 1,321
Terraced house5.4% · 139
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 26
Converted house0.1% · 3
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010847- Council
- Rochford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Rochford North
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 13
Parishes in the ward
Hawkwell
Other wards in the same constituency
DDownhall and Rawreth18.0% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned6,592HHawkwell East23.6% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned5,910HHockley24.1% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned6,509HHockley and Ashingdon25.9% aged 65+ · 90.1% owned6,248HHullbridge32.5% aged 65+ · 89.2% owned6,593LLodge24.9% aged 65+ · 86.4% owned6,651SSweyne Park and Grange18.4% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned6,762TTrinity27.1% aged 65+ · 88.3% owned6,952WWheatley27.0% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned6,536
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.