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Electoral wardE05011062
Hatfield East ward, Welwyn Hatfield
Hatfield East is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,107 residents in 3,124 households — 766 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Hatfield East division.
Residents, 20218,107council ward average 7,490
Households3,1242.6 residents per household
Density766/ km²about 10.58 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+13.6%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 467
5–96.1% · 496
10–156.1% · 493
16–194.6% · 370
20–247.9% · 639
25–3416.8% · 1,364
35–4922.7% · 1,841
50–6416.5% · 1,335
65–747.0% · 567
75–844.2% · 339
85+2.4% · 197
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.2% · 694
1 car or van44.6% · 1,392
2 cars or vans24.2% · 755
3 or more9.0% · 280
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Welwyn Hatfield overall: 56.7% owned, 25.3% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright20.8% · 650
With mortgage25.0% · 781
Shared ownership1.1% · 35
Social rented26.0% · 811
Private rented26.9% · 840
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house14.4% · 449
Semi-detached house20.2% · 630
Terraced house37.1% · 1,160
Purpose-built flat25.4% · 793
Converted house1.7% · 52
Other conversion0.9% · 29
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011062- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Hatfield East
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 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 Central12.0% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned8,317HHatfield 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.