Electoral wardE05015450
Droitwich South West ward, Wychavon
Droitwich South West is one of 27 electoral wards of Wychavon District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,335 residents in 2,852 households — 4,193 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Droitwich and Evesham constituency; for county elections it is in the Droitwich East and Droitwich West divisions.
Residents, 20216,335council ward average 4,907
Households2,8522.22 residents per household
Density4,193/ km²about 1.51 km² · Wychavon 200
Aged 65+26.3%Wychavon: 24.9% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 277
5–94.9% · 313
10–157.1% · 448
16–194.0% · 252
20–244.4% · 277
25–349.9% · 630
35–4917.9% · 1,134
50–6421.1% · 1,339
65–7412.3% · 782
75–8410.3% · 651
85+3.6% · 230
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.0% · 515
1 car or van42.1% · 1,203
2 cars or vans29.6% · 847
3 or more10.2% · 292
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wychavon overall: 70.1% owned, 15.6% social rented, 13.1% private rented.
Owned outright38.9% · 1,109
With mortgage26.0% · 741
Shared ownership0.8% · 24
Social rented23.6% · 673
Private rented10.6% · 301
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house26.7% · 762
Semi-detached house36.8% · 1,051
Terraced house20.0% · 573
Purpose-built flat14.7% · 420
Converted house1.2% · 33
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015450- Council
- Wychavon District Council
- County council
- Worcestershire County Council
- County division
- Droitwich East, Droitwich West
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Droitwich Spa
Other wards in the same constituency
BBadsey & Aldington26.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned3,294BBengeworth16.1% aged 65+ · 61.3% owned6,561BBowbrook26.9% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned2,952BBretforton & Offenham26.4% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned2,951BBroadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham35.5% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned6,314DDodderhill19.3% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned2,985DDrakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington18.4% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned6,705DDroitwich East30.1% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned5,428DDroitwich South East20.3% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned6,754DDroitwich West19.5% aged 65+ · 52.2% owned6,519EEvesham North20.0% aged 65+ · 44.9% owned6,487EEvesham South22.8% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned7,405FFladbury32.9% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned2,790HHampton18.3% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned7,230
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.