Electoral wardE05010696
Abbey ward, Cotswold
Abbey is one of 32 electoral wards of Cotswold District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,452 residents in 1,082 households — 184 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cotswolds constituency; for county elections it is in the Cirencester North with Ermin and Cirencester Park divisions.
Residents, 20212,452council ward average 2,803
Households1,0822.27 residents per household
Density184/ km²about 13.36 km² · Cotswold 78
Aged 65+29.0%Cotswold: 26.0% · under 16: 12.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 79
5–93.9% · 95
10–155.4% · 132
16–198.5% · 209
20–248.3% · 204
25–347.5% · 183
35–4915.3% · 376
50–6418.9% · 464
65–7411.6% · 285
75–8410.6% · 261
85+6.7% · 165
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.6% · 233
1 car or van42.0% · 454
2 cars or vans25.9% · 280
3 or more10.5% · 114
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cotswold overall: 65.0% owned, 15.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright42.5% · 460
With mortgage18.8% · 203
Shared ownership0.6% · 6
Social rented16.0% · 173
Private rented22.2% · 240
Type of home
Detached house22.3% · 241
Semi-detached house27.6% · 299
Terraced house24.7% · 267
Purpose-built flat21.0% · 227
Converted house1.9% · 21
Other conversion2.3% · 25
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010696- Council
- Cotswold District Council
- County council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- County division
- Cirencester North with Ermin, Cirencester Park
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 32
Parishes in the ward
Cirencester
Other wards in the same constituency
CChesterton24.7% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned2,434FFairford North22.4% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned2,422FFour Acres22.3% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned1,821GGrumbolds Ash with Avening24.2% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned2,627KKemble23.5% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned2,638LLechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South28.7% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned6,143NNew Mills16.2% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned2,849SSiddington & Cerney Rural25.7% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned2,884SSouth Cerney Village23.4% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned2,788SSt Michael's29.1% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned2,390SStratton25.6% aged 65+ · 86.7% owned1,845TTetbury East & Rural28.1% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned2,692TTetbury Town20.1% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned2,384TTetbury with Upton29.2% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned2,240
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.