Electoral wardE05015628
Longmeadow ward, Stevenage
Longmeadow is one of 13 electoral wards of Stevenage Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,019 residents in 2,413 households — 2,696 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stevenage constituency; for county elections it is in the Broadwater and Shephall divisions.
Residents, 20216,019council ward average 6,884
Households2,4132.49 residents per household
Density2,696/ km²about 2.23 km² · Stevenage 3,446
Aged 65+17.3%Stevenage: 15.1% · under 16: 20.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 374
5–96.3% · 379
10–157.7% · 464
16–194.2% · 253
20–244.5% · 274
25–3413.1% · 787
35–4919.8% · 1,190
50–6420.9% · 1,258
65–7410.1% · 609
75–844.9% · 294
85+2.3% · 140
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.8% · 382
1 car or van37.0% · 893
2 cars or vans34.4% · 831
3 or more12.7% · 307
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Stevenage overall: 57.0% owned, 26.3% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright33.7% · 812
With mortgage33.3% · 802
Shared ownership0.5% · 11
Social rented22.9% · 553
Private rented9.6% · 232
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house16.3% · 392
Semi-detached house15.8% · 382
Terraced house55.4% · 1,336
Purpose-built flat11.3% · 273
Converted house0.7% · 16
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015628- Council
- Stevenage Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Broadwater, Shephall
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 13
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlmond Hill16.6% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned9,132BBandley Hill & Poplars14.9% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned6,885BBedwell12.2% aged 65+ · 43.9% owned8,055CChells14.8% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned8,576MManor13.2% 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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.