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Electoral wardE05011071

Welham Green and Hatfield South ward, Welwyn Hatfield

Welham Green and Hatfield South is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,659 residents in 3,068 households — 654 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Hatfield South division.

Residents, 20217,659council ward average 7,490
Households3,0682.5 residents per household
Density654/ km²about 11.71 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+17.2%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 373
5–95.9% · 451
10–156.4% · 487
16–194.2% · 323
20–249.2% · 708
25–3415.1% · 1,155
35–4919.1% · 1,462
50–6418.1% · 1,386
65–748.8% · 672
75–845.8% · 444
85+2.6% · 198

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.3% · 560
1 car or van43.1% · 1,321
2 cars or vans27.6% · 848
3 or more11.0% · 339
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright28.3% · 868
With mortgage24.8% · 760
Shared ownership0.4% · 13
Social rented26.1% · 802
Private rented20.0% · 615
Lives rent free0.3% · 10

Type of home

Detached house13.1% · 402
Semi-detached house26.5% · 814
Terraced house39.8% · 1,222
Purpose-built flat16.9% · 517
Converted house0.7% · 21
Above shop / office0.6% · 17
Caravan, mobile2.4% · 75
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011071
County division
Hatfield South
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
12 of 16

Parishes in the ward

HatfieldNorth Mymms

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% owned7,956SSherrards19.0% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned5,971WWelwyn 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.