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Electoral wardE05011066

Howlands ward, Welwyn Hatfield

Howlands is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,400 residents in 2,912 households — 3,560 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Handside & Peartree and Welwyn Garden City South divisions.

Residents, 20217,400council ward average 7,490
Households2,9122.54 residents per household
Density3,560/ km²about 2.08 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+13.8%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 22.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.4% · 551
5–97.1% · 525
10–158.1% · 600
16–194.2% · 313
20–244.5% · 330
25–3413.9% · 1,026
35–4922.4% · 1,657
50–6418.6% · 1,378
65–746.9% · 512
75–844.4% · 328
85+2.4% · 178

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.6% · 453
1 car or van43.4% · 1,265
2 cars or vans30.8% · 898
3 or more10.2% · 296
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright23.4% · 682
With mortgage32.2% · 937
Shared ownership1.1% · 33
Social rented36.8% · 1,071
Private rented6.5% · 188
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house7.2% · 209
Semi-detached house31.4% · 915
Terraced house43.9% · 1,280
Purpose-built flat16.9% · 493
Converted house0.2% · 7
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011066
County division
Handside & Peartree, Welwyn Garden City South
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
5 of 16

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 South West7.2% aged 65+ · 43.0% owned11,400HHatfield Villages8.3% aged 65+ · 49.1% owned10,626HHollybush11.2% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned7,054PPanshanger17.7% 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.