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Electoral wardE05011069

Peartree ward, Welwyn Hatfield

Peartree is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,956 residents in 3,463 households — 4,666 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Handside & Peartree division.

Residents, 20217,956council ward average 7,490
Households3,4632.3 residents per household
Density4,666/ km²about 1.71 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+9.6%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 22.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.8% · 540
5–97.3% · 582
10–158.0% · 634
16–194.3% · 345
20–245.6% · 445
25–3419.7% · 1,564
35–4922.4% · 1,783
50–6416.3% · 1,300
65–745.4% · 433
75–842.9% · 232
85+1.2% · 96

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.2% · 805
1 car or van50.3% · 1,741
2 cars or vans21.0% · 728
3 or more5.5% · 189
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright11.1% · 383
With mortgage23.8% · 824
Shared ownership7.9% · 272
Social rented43.2% · 1,496
Private rented13.7% · 476
Lives rent free0.3% · 11

Type of home

Detached house3.3% · 115
Semi-detached house19.8% · 687
Terraced house40.5% · 1,402
Purpose-built flat31.5% · 1,090
Converted house0.4% · 14
Other conversion2.9% · 102
Above shop / office1.4% · 47
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011069
County division
Handside & Peartree
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
2 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% owned7,054HHowlands13.8% aged 65+ · 55.6% owned7,400PPanshanger17.7% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned6,050SSherrards19.0% 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.