Saxon Gate
| Saxon Gate | |
|---|---|
 Holme Lacy Road, Saxon Gate, Hereford | |
  Saxon Gate Location within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 4,040 (Saxon Gate Ward Profile, 2021 Census) |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR2 |
| Dialling code | 01432 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Saxon Gate is a southern suburb and ward of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. It is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council. It is bounded by the suburbs of Hinton and Hunderton, Lower Bullingham, and Redhill.[1] Cllr Alex Griffiths represents the ward. The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded at 4,040.[2][3]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, Saxon Gate's ward profile population was 4,040. It is the second most diverse area of Hereford, with the second highest BAME population in the city (after Central).[4] Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Saxon Gate: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[5] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3,755 | 92.9% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 126 | 3.1% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 61 | 1.5% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 49 | 1.2% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 48 | 1.2% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 4,040 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Saxon Gate's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Saxon Gate: Religion: 2021 Census[6] | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,016 | 54.2% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,585 | 42.6% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 45 | 1.2% | |||||||||||
| Buddist | 37 | 1% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 19 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 15 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 4,040 | 100% | |||||||||||
Geography
[edit]Saxon Gate is directly south of Hereford city centre, and is located adjacent to the suburbs of Hinton and Hunderton, Lower Bullingham, and Redhill.
References
[edit]- ^ "Alex Griffiths". Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Ex-SAS base is now 'Saxon Gate'". Hereford Times. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Vaughan, David J. (4 July 2016). The Little Book of Herefordshire. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-6909-3. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Census data revealed: are you surprised by how white Herefordshire is?". Hereford Times. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Saxon Gate (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Saxon Gate (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
