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Electoral wardE05011073
Welwyn West ward, Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn West is one of 16 electoral wards of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,158 residents in 2,566 households — 489 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Welwyn division.
Residents, 20216,158council ward average 7,490
Households2,5662.4 residents per household
Density489/ km²about 12.60 km² · Welwyn Hatfield 925
Aged 65+24.3%Welwyn Hatfield: 15.7% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 308
5–95.7% · 351
10–157.2% · 445
16–194.0% · 244
20–243.7% · 229
25–349.8% · 605
35–4918.8% · 1,160
50–6421.4% · 1,318
65–7411.5% · 709
75–849.3% · 571
85+3.6% · 219
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.4% · 267
1 car or van36.0% · 923
2 cars or vans38.2% · 981
3 or more15.4% · 395
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Welwyn Hatfield overall: 56.7% owned, 25.3% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright40.2% · 1,031
With mortgage33.1% · 849
Shared ownership1.0% · 25
Social rented15.0% · 386
Private rented10.6% · 271
Lives rent free0.2% · 4
Type of home
Detached house40.2% · 1,032
Semi-detached house27.8% · 713
Terraced house18.5% · 474
Purpose-built flat11.0% · 282
Converted house1.0% · 25
Other conversion0.6% · 15
Above shop / office0.9% · 24
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011073- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Welwyn
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Ayot St LawrenceAyot St PeterWelwyn
Council offices in this ward
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 East21.5% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned6,641
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.