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Electoral wardE05015709
College ward, Cheltenham
College is one of 20 electoral wards of Cheltenham Borough Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,841 residents in 2,745 households — 4,298 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Cheltenham constituency; for county elections it is in the Charlton Park & College division.
Residents, 20215,841council ward average 5,941
Households2,7452.13 residents per household
Density4,298/ km²about 1.36 km² · Cheltenham 2,550
Aged 65+18.9%Cheltenham: 19.3% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 231
5–93.4% · 200
10–157.8% · 458
16–195.9% · 343
20–246.2% · 363
25–3416.2% · 947
35–4918.7% · 1,093
50–6418.9% · 1,108
65–748.8% · 517
75–846.1% · 355
85+4.0% · 232
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.5% · 590
1 car or van50.7% · 1,392
2 cars or vans23.0% · 631
3 or more4.9% · 135
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cheltenham overall: 63.6% owned, 12.2% social rented, 23.4% private rented.
Owned outright33.0% · 907
With mortgage26.5% · 727
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented2.9% · 80
Private rented37.4% · 1,028
Type of home
Detached house5.8% · 160
Semi-detached house20.9% · 574
Terraced house29.5% · 809
Purpose-built flat23.1% · 633
Converted house14.4% · 394
Other conversion3.1% · 84
Above shop / office3.1% · 85
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015709- Council
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- County council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- County division
- Charlton Park & College
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 20
Parishes in the ward
Leckhampton with Warden Hill
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAll Saints14.5% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned5,361BBattledown15.7% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned6,305BBenhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green23.8% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned4,958CCharlton Kings19.7% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned5,888CCharlton Park29.1% aged 65+ · 84.0% owned4,907HHesters Way13.7% aged 65+ · 44.9% owned7,102LLansdown16.7% aged 65+ · 42.2% owned6,867LLeckhampton25.9% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned5,565OOakley16.1% aged 65+ · 52.2% owned5,869PPark27.2% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned4,539PPittville23.0% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned8,189PPrestbury29.8% aged 65+ · 83.4% owned4,020SSt Mark's15.5% aged 65+ · 54.6% owned6,284SSt Paul's8.3% aged 65+ · 30.8% owned6,215
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.