Electoral wardE05013954
Harpenden South ward, St Albans
Harpenden South is one of 20 electoral wards of St Albans City and District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,256 residents in 2,787 households — 1,824 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency; for county elections it is in the Harpenden Rural and Harpenden South West divisions.
Residents, 20217,256council ward average 7,388
Households2,7872.6 residents per household
Density1,824/ km²about 3.98 km² · St Albans 917
Aged 65+20.4%St Albans: 17.2% · under 16: 21.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 424
5–97.0% · 507
10–159.0% · 654
16–194.2% · 307
20–243.5% · 255
25–347.0% · 510
35–4920.8% · 1,507
50–6422.2% · 1,610
65–7410.6% · 771
75–847.2% · 521
85+2.6% · 190
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.8% · 190
1 car or van37.3% · 1,040
2 cars or vans40.2% · 1,119
3 or more15.7% · 438
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; St Albans overall: 70.9% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright46.2% · 1,288
With mortgage40.2% · 1,121
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented3.7% · 104
Private rented9.6% · 269
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house55.0% · 1,533
Semi-detached house24.3% · 677
Terraced house14.6% · 406
Purpose-built flat5.3% · 147
Converted house0.4% · 11
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013954- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Harpenden Rural, Harpenden South West
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 20
Parishes in the ward
Harpenden Town
Other wards in the same constituency
HHarpenden East14.6% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned7,878HHarpenden North & Rural15.8% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned8,186HHarpenden West20.0% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned8,100MMarshalswick East & Jersey Farm18.3% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned8,552MMarshalswick West18.4% aged 65+ · 78.7% owned3,511RRedbourn24.5% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned5,703SSandridge & Wheathampstead21.9% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned7,971SSt Stephen24.7% aged 65+ · 83.5% owned8,220VVerulam24.2% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned7,538
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.