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Electoral wardE05011061
Hatfield Central ward, Welwyn Hatfield
Hatfield Central is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,317 residents in 3,327 households — 4,096 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Hatfield East and Hatfield North divisions.
Residents, 20218,317council ward average 7,490
Households3,3272.5 residents per household
Density4,096/ km²about 2.03 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+12.0%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 536
5–96.4% · 535
10–156.4% · 533
16–193.6% · 300
20–2410.2% · 851
25–3417.3% · 1,441
35–4921.6% · 1,798
50–6416.0% · 1,327
65–746.7% · 559
75–843.9% · 321
85+1.4% · 116
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.9% · 896
1 car or van42.6% · 1,418
2 cars or vans21.7% · 721
3 or more8.8% · 292
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Welwyn Hatfield overall: 56.7% owned, 25.3% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright16.5% · 549
With mortgage21.8% · 724
Shared ownership1.0% · 32
Social rented38.2% · 1,271
Private rented22.0% · 733
Lives rent free0.5% · 18
Type of home
Detached house3.4% · 112
Semi-detached house24.2% · 804
Terraced house30.7% · 1,023
Purpose-built flat39.3% · 1,307
Converted house1.0% · 32
Other conversion0.3% · 9
Above shop / office1.2% · 39
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011061- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Hatfield East, Hatfield North
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Hatfield
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrookmans Park and Little Heath21.9% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned6,899HHaldens18.5% aged 65+ · 54.0% owned6,581HHandside25.2% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned6,932HHatfield 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.