Electoral wardE05008992
Empress ward, Rushmoor
Empress is one of 13 electoral wards of Rushmoor Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,565 residents in 2,941 households — 2,284 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aldershot constituency; for county elections it is in the Farnborough North and Farnborough South divisions.
Residents, 20216,565council ward average 7,673
Households2,9412.23 residents per household
Density2,284/ km²about 2.87 km² · Rushmoor 2,554
Aged 65+15.3%Rushmoor: 15.2% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 409
5–94.7% · 311
10–155.3% · 345
16–193.4% · 223
20–245.6% · 365
25–3419.5% · 1,283
35–4923.1% · 1,515
50–6416.9% · 1,112
65–748.1% · 533
75–845.3% · 351
85+1.8% · 119
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.3% · 538
1 car or van43.9% · 1,291
2 cars or vans28.9% · 849
3 or more8.9% · 263
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rushmoor overall: 60.5% owned, 16.2% social rented, 21.5% private rented.
Owned outright27.1% · 796
With mortgage32.3% · 948
Shared ownership3.4% · 100
Social rented9.2% · 269
Private rented28.1% · 826
Type of home
Detached house26.4% · 774
Semi-detached house18.6% · 546
Terraced house11.1% · 325
Purpose-built flat39.7% · 1,165
Converted house1.2% · 35
Other conversion1.3% · 37
Above shop / office1.8% · 54
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05008992- Council
- Rushmoor Borough Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Farnborough North, Farnborough South
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 13
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldershot Park17.1% aged 65+ · 54.1% owned7,008CCherrywood15.4% aged 65+ · 48.3% owned8,804CCove and Southwood15.1% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned7,353FFernhill18.6% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned7,034KKnellwood19.8% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned7,426MManor Park16.8% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned9,300NNorth Town11.7% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned7,847RRowhill20.1% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned7,251SSt John's14.5% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned7,066SSt Mark's10.0% aged 65+ · 49.1% owned8,495WWellington6.1% aged 65+ · 26.1% owned8,770WWest Heath19.5% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned6,836
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.