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Electoral wardE05011072
Welwyn East ward, Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn East is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,641 residents in 2,649 households — 718 people per km², the 11th 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, 20216,641council ward average 7,490
Households2,6492.51 residents per household
Density718/ km²about 9.25 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+21.5%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 291
5–95.9% · 392
10–157.9% · 527
16–194.1% · 270
20–244.5% · 300
25–349.3% · 619
35–4919.1% · 1,266
50–6423.4% · 1,551
65–7410.8% · 714
75–847.0% · 466
85+3.7% · 245
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.0% · 265
1 car or van35.9% · 952
2 cars or vans36.6% · 970
3 or more17.4% · 462
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Welwyn Hatfield overall: 56.7% owned, 25.3% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright38.8% · 1,028
With mortgage36.7% · 973
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented14.0% · 371
Private rented10.2% · 269
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house46.7% · 1,236
Semi-detached house22.8% · 605
Terraced house19.6% · 520
Purpose-built flat9.6% · 254
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.8% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011072- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Haldens, Welwyn
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 16
Parishes in the ward
WelwynWoolmer Green
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% owned5,971WWelham Green and Hatfield South17.2% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned7,659WWelwyn 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.