Electoral wardE05013016
Wath ward, Rotherham
Wath is one of 25 electoral wards of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 9,273 residents in 4,018 households — 1,097 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rawmarsh and Conisbrough constituency.
Residents, 20219,273council ward average 10,632
Households4,0182.31 residents per household
Density1,097/ km²about 8.45 km² · Rotherham 928
Aged 65+20.4%Rotherham: 19.6% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 465
5–96.2% · 577
10–158.0% · 745
16–194.6% · 424
20–245.1% · 473
25–3412.2% · 1,134
35–4918.9% · 1,752
50–6419.5% · 1,807
65–7410.5% · 975
75–847.0% · 650
85+2.9% · 271
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.8% · 1,035
1 car or van43.2% · 1,737
2 cars or vans23.8% · 956
3 or more7.2% · 290
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rotherham overall: 63.6% owned, 20.7% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright30.0% · 1,205
With mortgage25.5% · 1,025
Shared ownership0.7% · 30
Social rented28.2% · 1,135
Private rented15.2% · 609
Lives rent free0.3% · 14
Type of home
Detached house16.1% · 645
Semi-detached house45.5% · 1,829
Terraced house28.6% · 1,150
Purpose-built flat7.3% · 295
Converted house0.5% · 20
Other conversion0.9% · 36
Above shop / office1.0% · 41
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013016- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 25
Other wards in the same constituency
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.