Electoral wardE05015850
Battenhall ward, Worcester
Battenhall is one of 16 electoral wards of Worcester City Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,434 residents in 2,262 households — 2,859 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Worcester constituency; for county elections it is in the Riverside and St Peter divisions.
Residents, 20215,434council ward average 6,491
Households2,2622.4 residents per household
Density2,859/ km²about 1.90 km² · Worcester 3,122
Aged 65+21.3%Worcester: 17.6% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 217
5–95.6% · 302
10–158.5% · 464
16–195.2% · 280
20–244.9% · 265
25–3410.8% · 588
35–4919.3% · 1,047
50–6420.5% · 1,112
65–7411.0% · 600
75–847.4% · 400
85+2.9% · 158
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.7% · 311
1 car or van41.4% · 937
2 cars or vans32.5% · 736
3 or more12.3% · 279
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Worcester overall: 61.4% owned, 16.3% social rented, 21.2% private rented.
Owned outright41.9% · 945
With mortgage33.2% · 750
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented7.2% · 163
Private rented17.4% · 393
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house31.3% · 707
Semi-detached house41.7% · 944
Terraced house11.8% · 267
Purpose-built flat10.5% · 237
Converted house3.9% · 88
Other conversion0.5% · 11
Above shop / office0.4% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015850- Council
- Worcester City Council
- County council
- Worcestershire County Council
- County division
- Riverside, St Peter
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AArboretum16.3% aged 65+ · 55.1% owned6,116CCathedral14.8% 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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.