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Sherrards ward, Welwyn Hatfield
Sherrards is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,971 residents in 2,397 households — 1,946 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Haldens and Welwyn divisions.
Residents, 20215,971council ward average 7,490
Households2,3972.49 residents per household
Density1,946/ km²about 3.07 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+19.0%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 365
5–96.9% · 411
10–158.5% · 506
16–194.7% · 278
20–244.0% · 236
25–349.3% · 555
35–4920.0% · 1,192
50–6421.7% · 1,296
65–749.0% · 538
75–846.7% · 399
85+3.3% · 195
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.2% · 341
1 car or van45.8% · 1,097
2 cars or vans30.4% · 728
3 or more9.6% · 231
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Welwyn Hatfield overall: 56.7% owned, 25.3% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright36.3% · 870
With mortgage32.0% · 768
Shared ownership0.6% · 14
Social rented22.4% · 538
Private rented8.5% · 205
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house22.8% · 546
Semi-detached house25.9% · 621
Terraced house40.5% · 970
Purpose-built flat10.0% · 240
Converted house0.4% · 9
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011070- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Haldens, Welwyn
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 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% owned6,050PPeartree9.6% aged 65+ · 34.9% owned7,956WWelham 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.