Electoral wardE05016306
Belhus ward, Thurrock
Belhus is one of 20 electoral wards of Thurrock Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 12,273 residents in 4,645 households — 1,868 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202112,273council ward average 8,800
Households4,6452.64 residents per household
Density1,868/ km²about 6.57 km² · Thurrock 1,074
Aged 65+11.4%Thurrock: 13.6% · under 16: 23.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.0% · 854
5–97.6% · 927
10–159.1% · 1,112
16–194.6% · 562
20–245.9% · 720
25–3414.3% · 1,759
35–4921.4% · 2,631
50–6418.8% · 2,308
65–747.0% · 863
75–843.1% · 379
85+1.3% · 161
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.8% · 1,059
1 car or van40.6% · 1,886
2 cars or vans26.8% · 1,246
3 or more9.7% · 451
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Thurrock overall: 63.3% owned, 17.7% social rented, 18.3% private rented.
Owned outright19.6% · 912
With mortgage33.9% · 1,573
Shared ownership0.4% · 20
Social rented33.9% · 1,577
Private rented12.0% · 559
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house4.0% · 184
Semi-detached house28.1% · 1,307
Terraced house37.3% · 1,732
Purpose-built flat27.5% · 1,280
Converted house0.3% · 16
Other conversion0.0% · 2
Above shop / office0.6% · 29
Caravan, mobile2.1% · 97
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016306- Council
- Thurrock Council
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 20
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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.