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Electoral wardE05009437

South Oxhey ward, Three Rivers

South Oxhey is one of 13 electoral wards of Three Rivers District Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,878 residents in 3,223 households — 3,993 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Hertfordshire constituency; for county elections it is in the South Oxhey & Eastbury division.

Residents, 20217,878council ward average 7,213
Households3,2232.44 residents per household
Density3,993/ km²about 1.97 km² · Three Rivers 1,056
Aged 65+11.3%Three Rivers: 18.1% · under 16: 21.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.1% · 559
5–97.0% · 554
10–157.5% · 592
16–194.4% · 350
20–245.5% · 433
25–3415.5% · 1,219
35–4923.7% · 1,863
50–6417.9% · 1,412
65–746.3% · 500
75–843.6% · 287
85+1.3% · 106

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van24.2% · 780
1 car or van43.3% · 1,397
2 cars or vans24.1% · 777
3 or more8.3% · 269
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Three Rivers overall: 70.9% owned, 14.8% social rented, 13.4% private rented.

Owned outright16.2% · 521
With mortgage31.3% · 1,008
Shared ownership1.6% · 53
Social rented39.0% · 1,258
Private rented11.8% · 381
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house2.1% · 67
Semi-detached house32.1% · 1,034
Terraced house32.1% · 1,034
Purpose-built flat32.7% · 1,054
Converted house0.7% · 22
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
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.