Electoral wardE05015626
Bedwell ward, Stevenage
Bedwell is one of 13 electoral wards of Stevenage Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,055 residents in 3,419 households — 3,107 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stevenage constituency; for county elections it is in the Bedwell and Broadwater divisions.
Residents, 20218,055council ward average 6,884
Households3,4192.36 residents per household
Density3,107/ km²about 2.59 km² · Stevenage 3,446
Aged 65+12.2%Stevenage: 15.1% · under 16: 20.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 573
5–96.6% · 534
10–157.0% · 560
16–194.2% · 335
20–246.5% · 520
25–3419.1% · 1,536
35–4920.2% · 1,629
50–6417.2% · 1,385
65–745.8% · 468
75–844.2% · 336
85+2.2% · 179
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van33.9% · 1,161
1 car or van41.9% · 1,437
2 cars or vans18.3% · 626
3 or more5.9% · 203
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Stevenage overall: 57.0% owned, 26.3% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright20.1% · 686
With mortgage23.9% · 816
Shared ownership0.6% · 22
Social rented35.6% · 1,217
Private rented19.7% · 674
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house3.0% · 103
Semi-detached house16.0% · 547
Terraced house43.1% · 1,475
Purpose-built flat33.1% · 1,132
Converted house1.6% · 56
Other conversion1.5% · 51
Above shop / office1.7% · 57
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015626- Council
- Stevenage Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Bedwell, Broadwater
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 13
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlmond Hill16.6% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned9,132BBandley Hill & Poplars14.9% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned6,885CChells14.8% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned8,576LLongmeadow17.3% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned6,019MManor13.2% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned7,539MMartins Wood16.7% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned6,522OOld Town17.3% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned4,499RRoebuck15.3% aged 65+ · 53.4% owned7,131SShephall12.9% aged 65+ · 54.4% owned6,474SSt Nicholas12.3% aged 65+ · 57.5% owned6,623SSymonds Green18.7% aged 65+ · 51.6% owned6,078WWoodfield16.3% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned5,959
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.