Electoral wardE05015632
Roebuck ward, Stevenage
Roebuck is one of 13 electoral wards of Stevenage Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,131 residents in 2,913 households — 2,180 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stevenage constituency; for county elections it is in the Broadwater division.
Residents, 20217,131council ward average 6,884
Households2,9132.45 residents per household
Density2,180/ km²about 3.27 km² · Stevenage 3,446
Aged 65+15.3%Stevenage: 15.1% · under 16: 20.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 474
5–97.0% · 498
10–157.3% · 517
16–194.4% · 317
20–245.1% · 367
25–3414.9% · 1,063
35–4920.4% · 1,454
50–6418.9% · 1,349
65–748.2% · 584
75–844.7% · 337
85+2.4% · 168
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.7% · 602
1 car or van40.6% · 1,183
2 cars or vans29.6% · 861
3 or more9.1% · 266
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Stevenage overall: 57.0% owned, 26.3% social rented, 15.0% private rented.
Owned outright23.7% · 690
With mortgage29.8% · 867
Shared ownership4.4% · 129
Social rented30.0% · 873
Private rented12.1% · 353
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house10.1% · 295
Semi-detached house20.2% · 588
Terraced house45.1% · 1,314
Purpose-built flat20.8% · 605
Converted house1.6% · 48
Other conversion1.4% · 42
Above shop / office0.7% · 19
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015632- Council
- Stevenage Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Broadwater
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 11 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% owned8,576LLongmeadow17.3% 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% owned4,499SShephall12.9% 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.