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Electoral wardE05011063

Hatfield South West ward, Welwyn Hatfield

Hatfield South West is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 11,400 residents in 3,016 households — 5,585 people per km², the 1st 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 South divisions.

Residents, 202111,400council ward average 7,490
Households3,0163.78 residents per household
Density5,585/ km²about 2.04 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+7.2%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 539
5–95.0% · 575
10–155.6% · 640
16–1913.3% · 1,519
20–2424.2% · 2,755
25–3413.6% · 1,546
35–4915.2% · 1,734
50–6411.1% · 1,267
65–743.6% · 414
75–842.3% · 259
85+1.3% · 152

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.3% · 703
1 car or van40.8% · 1,232
2 cars or vans25.6% · 773
3 or more10.2% · 309
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Welwyn Hatfield overall: 56.7% owned, 25.3% social rented, 16.4% private rented.

Owned outright18.8% · 567
With mortgage24.2% · 730
Shared ownership1.5% · 44
Social rented27.9% · 841
Private rented27.4% · 828
Lives rent free0.3% · 8

Type of home

Detached house11.1% · 335
Semi-detached house26.7% · 805
Terraced house45.2% · 1,364
Purpose-built flat15.4% · 466
Converted house1.2% · 37
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011063
County division
Hatfield East, Hatfield South
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
1 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 East13.6% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned8,107HHatfield 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

All 16 wards of Welwyn Hatfield

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.