Electoral wardE05015858
Rainbow Hill ward, Worcester
Rainbow Hill is one of 16 electoral wards of Worcester City Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,841 residents in 2,434 households — 4,987 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Worcester constituency; for county elections it is in the Rainbow Hill & Fort Royal division.
Residents, 20215,841council ward average 6,491
Households2,4342.4 residents per household
Density4,987/ km²about 1.17 km² · Worcester 3,122
Aged 65+12.4%Worcester: 17.6% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 326
5–96.7% · 392
10–158.1% · 471
16–194.9% · 284
20–246.1% · 359
25–3416.4% · 961
35–4920.2% · 1,180
50–6419.7% · 1,149
65–747.3% · 425
75–843.9% · 230
85+1.1% · 67
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.5% · 621
1 car or van44.5% · 1,082
2 cars or vans23.3% · 566
3 or more6.8% · 165
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Worcester overall: 61.4% owned, 16.3% social rented, 21.2% private rented.
Owned outright22.8% · 556
With mortgage27.7% · 676
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented26.1% · 637
Private rented23.0% · 560
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house6.2% · 151
Semi-detached house55.1% · 1,341
Terraced house22.0% · 536
Purpose-built flat12.2% · 298
Converted house2.6% · 64
Other conversion1.4% · 33
Above shop / office0.5% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015858- Council
- Worcester City Council
- County council
- Worcestershire County Council
- County division
- Rainbow Hill & Fort Royal
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AArboretum16.3% aged 65+ · 55.1% owned6,116BBattenhall21.3% 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% owned8,953SSt 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.