Electoral wardE05010506

Broadwaters ward, Wyre Forest

Broadwaters is one of 12 electoral wards of Wyre Forest District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 9,274 residents in 3,956 households — 3,807 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wyre Forest constituency; for county elections it is in the St Georges division.

Residents, 20219,274council ward average 8,467

Households3,9562.34 residents per household

Density3,807/ km²about 2.44 km² · Wyre Forest 520

Aged 65+16.8%Wyre Forest: 25.3% · under 16: 20.6%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.5% · 599

5–96.9% · 637

10–157.2% · 672

16–194.3% · 398

20–245.2% · 478

25–3414.5% · 1,341

35–4919.0% · 1,761

50–6419.7% · 1,828

65–748.9% · 824

75–846.0% · 553

85+2.0% · 183

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.0% · 790

1 car or van40.4% · 1,599

2 cars or vans29.6% · 1,171

3 or more10.1% · 399

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Wyre Forest overall: 68.8% owned, 14.1% social rented, 16.0% private rented.

Owned outright30.7% · 1,217

With mortgage31.5% · 1,248

Shared ownership0.6% · 24

Social rented18.5% · 734

Private rented18.6% · 735

Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house19.1% · 755

Semi-detached house40.7% · 1,612

Terraced house25.3% · 1,001

Purpose-built flat11.7% · 464

Converted house1.5% · 61

Other conversion0.8% · 30

Above shop / office0.8% · 32

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010506
Council: Wyre Forest District Council
County council: Worcestershire County Council
County division: St Georges
Constituency: Wyre Forest
Region: West Midlands
Density rank in council: 2 of 12

Parishes in the ward

Kidderminster

Other wards in the same constituency

AAggborough & Spennells23.9% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned8,764 AAreley Kings & Riverside32.1% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned8,258 BBewdley & Rock34.4% aged 65+ · 81.4% owned8,659 BBlakebrook & Habberley South20.2% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned9,486 FFoley Park & Hoobrook19.5% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned10,613 FFranche & Habberley North25.5% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned9,784 LLickhill29.2% aged 65+ · 87.9% owned2,459 MMitton24.7% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned9,937 OOffmore & Comberton25.9% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned9,488 WWribbenhall & Arley30.4% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned5,304 WWyre Forest Rural27.8% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned9,581

All 12 wards of Wyre Forest

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.