Electoral wardE05015451
Droitwich West ward, Wychavon
Droitwich West is one of 27 electoral wards of Wychavon District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,519 residents in 2,750 households — 2,368 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Droitwich and Evesham constituency; for county elections it is in the Droitwich West division.
Residents, 20216,519council ward average 4,907
Households2,7502.37 residents per household
Density2,368/ km²about 2.75 km² · Wychavon 200
Aged 65+19.5%Wychavon: 24.9% · under 16: 20.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 336
5–96.4% · 419
10–158.5% · 554
16–195.4% · 354
20–245.1% · 334
25–3412.4% · 809
35–4919.2% · 1,254
50–6418.2% · 1,189
65–7411.9% · 776
75–845.6% · 365
85+1.9% · 127
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.2% · 555
1 car or van43.7% · 1,200
2 cars or vans26.9% · 739
3 or more9.2% · 254
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wychavon overall: 70.1% owned, 15.6% social rented, 13.1% private rented.
Owned outright27.0% · 744
With mortgage25.2% · 693
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented33.2% · 913
Private rented14.2% · 390
Type of home
Detached house18.0% · 496
Semi-detached house31.1% · 855
Terraced house40.1% · 1,102
Purpose-built flat9.8% · 269
Converted house0.5% · 13
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015451- Council
- Wychavon District Council
- County council
- Worcestershire County Council
- County division
- Droitwich West
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 5 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 South West26.3% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned6,335EEvesham 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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.