Hatfield Heath ward, Uttlesford

Hatfield Heath is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,323 residents in 901 households — 113 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Harlow constituency; for county elections it is in the Dunmow division.

Residents, 20212,323council ward average 4,177

Households9012.58 residents per household

Density113/ km²about 20.61 km² · Uttlesford 141

Aged 65+25.1%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 18.6%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 101

5–96.0% · 140

10–158.3% · 192

16–193.9% · 91

20–244.8% · 112

25–347.4% · 171

35–4918.3% · 426

50–6421.8% · 507

65–7412.1% · 282

75–849.7% · 225

85+3.3% · 76

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.3% · 57

1 car or van29.2% · 263

2 cars or vans40.1% · 361

3 or more24.4% · 220

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Uttlesford overall: 70.5% owned, 13.0% social rented, 14.6% private rented.

Owned outright39.1% · 354

With mortgage33.6% · 304

Shared ownership1.0% · 9

Social rented15.4% · 139

Private rented10.7% · 97

Lives rent free0.2% · 2

Type of home

Detached house55.1% · 496

Semi-detached house26.2% · 236

Terraced house8.0% · 72

Purpose-built flat8.6% · 77

Converted house0.7% · 6

Other conversion0.7% · 6

Above shop / office0.6% · 5

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05009919
Council: Uttlesford District Council
County council: Essex County Council
County division: Dunmow
Constituency: Harlow
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 12 of 22

Parishes in the ward

Hatfield HeathWhite Roding

Other wards in the same constituency

BBroad Oak & the Hallingburys21.2% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned4,173

All 22 wards of Uttlesford

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.