Electoral wardE05011059
Haldens ward, Welwyn Hatfield
Haldens is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,581 residents in 2,943 households — 2,265 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Haldens division.
Residents, 20216,581council ward average 7,490
Households2,9432.24 residents per household
Density2,265/ km²about 2.91 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+18.5%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 410
5–95.9% · 391
10–156.8% · 447
16–193.7% · 244
20–244.8% · 318
25–3414.1% · 931
35–4920.1% · 1,321
50–6419.8% · 1,300
65–7410.0% · 659
75–845.9% · 389
85+2.6% · 170
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.1% · 592
1 car or van43.7% · 1,287
2 cars or vans28.4% · 837
3 or more7.7% · 227
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Welwyn Hatfield overall: 56.7% owned, 25.3% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright27.2% · 800
With mortgage26.8% · 790
Shared ownership0.6% · 17
Social rented32.9% · 968
Private rented12.3% · 361
Lives rent free0.2% · 7
Type of home
Detached house5.9% · 175
Semi-detached house15.2% · 448
Terraced house47.7% · 1,403
Purpose-built flat28.9% · 852
Converted house0.3% · 8
Other conversion0.8% · 24
Above shop / office1.2% · 34
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011059- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Haldens
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrookmans Park and Little Heath21.9% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned6,899HHandside25.2% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned6,932HHatfield Central12.0% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned8,317HHatfield East13.6% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned8,107HHatfield South West7.2% aged 65+ · 43.0% owned11,400HHatfield Villages8.3% aged 65+ · 49.1% owned10,626HHollybush11.2% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned7,054HHowlands13.8% aged 65+ · 55.6% owned7,400PPanshanger17.7% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned6,050PPeartree9.6% aged 65+ · 34.9% owned7,956SSherrards19.0% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned5,971WWelham Green and Hatfield South17.2% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned7,659WWelwyn East21.5% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned6,641WWelwyn West24.3% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned6,158
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.