Electoral wardE05013955
Harpenden West ward, St Albans
Harpenden West is one of 20 electoral wards of St Albans City and District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,100 residents in 3,294 households — 2,612 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency; for county elections it is in the Harpenden South West division.
Residents, 20218,100council ward average 7,388
Households3,2942.46 residents per household
Density2,612/ km²about 3.10 km² · St Albans 917
Aged 65+20.0%St Albans: 17.2% · under 16: 22.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 430
5–97.5% · 606
10–1510.0% · 808
16–193.8% · 309
20–242.9% · 236
25–348.0% · 649
35–4921.6% · 1,748
50–6420.9% · 1,695
65–748.6% · 700
75–847.4% · 600
85+4.0% · 320
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.9% · 424
1 car or van45.9% · 1,513
2 cars or vans31.9% · 1,051
3 or more9.3% · 306
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; St Albans overall: 70.9% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright40.8% · 1,342
With mortgage33.7% · 1,111
Shared ownership0.4% · 13
Social rented4.9% · 162
Private rented20.2% · 665
Type of home
Detached house34.0% · 1,121
Semi-detached house23.9% · 788
Terraced house11.0% · 364
Purpose-built flat25.5% · 840
Converted house2.3% · 75
Other conversion1.2% · 39
Above shop / office2.1% · 69
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013955- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Harpenden South West
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 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 South20.4% aged 65+ · 86.4% owned7,256MMarshalswick 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.