Electoral wardE05009001
West Heath ward, Rushmoor
West Heath is one of 13 electoral wards of Rushmoor Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,836 residents in 2,649 households — 4,521 people per km², the 12th 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 West divisions.
Residents, 20216,836council ward average 7,673
Households2,6492.58 residents per household
Density4,521/ km²about 1.51 km² · Rushmoor 2,554
Aged 65+19.5%Rushmoor: 15.2% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 357
5–96.0% · 410
10–156.5% · 442
16–192.9% · 200
20–244.9% · 338
25–3413.7% · 936
35–4919.4% · 1,327
50–6421.8% · 1,490
65–749.9% · 677
75–847.1% · 486
85+2.5% · 172
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.4% · 328
1 car or van38.9% · 1,030
2 cars or vans33.5% · 888
3 or more15.2% · 403
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rushmoor overall: 60.5% owned, 16.2% social rented, 21.5% private rented.
Owned outright36.4% · 963
With mortgage38.3% · 1,014
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented13.4% · 355
Private rented11.4% · 303
Type of home
Detached house8.5% · 224
Semi-detached house54.3% · 1,438
Terraced house25.9% · 687
Purpose-built flat10.0% · 265
Converted house1.1% · 28
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009001- Council
- Rushmoor Borough Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Farnborough North, Farnborough West
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 13
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% owned7,353EEmpress15.3% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned6,565FFernhill18.6% 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% owned8,770
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.