Electoral wardE05015849
Arboretum ward, Worcester
Arboretum is one of 16 electoral wards of Worcester City Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,116 residents in 3,029 households — 5,978 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Worcester constituency; for county elections it is in the Claines and St Stephen divisions.
Residents, 20216,116council ward average 6,491
Households3,0292.02 residents per household
Density5,978/ km²about 1.02 km² · Worcester 3,122
Aged 65+16.3%Worcester: 17.6% · under 16: 13.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 257
5–93.9% · 238
10–155.0% · 306
16–193.9% · 237
20–247.7% · 469
25–3419.3% · 1,178
35–4921.1% · 1,293
50–6418.6% · 1,140
65–749.3% · 566
75–844.8% · 291
85+2.3% · 139
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.1% · 820
1 car or van46.6% · 1,412
2 cars or vans21.1% · 640
3 or more5.2% · 158
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Worcester overall: 61.4% owned, 16.3% social rented, 21.2% private rented.
Owned outright28.6% · 868
With mortgage26.5% · 806
Shared ownership0.6% · 18
Social rented9.6% · 292
Private rented34.7% · 1,054
Type of home
Detached house6.8% · 205
Semi-detached house21.0% · 637
Terraced house39.5% · 1,197
Purpose-built flat20.3% · 617
Converted house4.9% · 150
Other conversion5.9% · 180
Above shop / office1.5% · 45
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015849- Council
- Worcester City Council
- County council
- Worcestershire County Council
- County division
- Claines, St Stephen
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
BBattenhall21.3% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned5,434CCathedral14.8% aged 65+ · 44.0% owned5,742CClaines24.9% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned8,215DDines Green & Grove Farm16.4% aged 65+ · 55.4% owned8,210FFort Royal13.8% aged 65+ · 39.1% owned5,755LLeopard Hill14.3% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned6,281LLower Wick & Pitmaston27.5% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned6,058NNunnery16.1% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned8,953RRainbow Hill12.4% aged 65+ · 50.5% owned5,841SSt Clement21.8% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned5,734SSt John's17.6% aged 65+ · 47.3% owned3,452SSt Nicholas11.9% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned5,315SSt Peter's Parish19.0% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned5,648SSt Stephen21.3% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned5,587
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.