Electoral wardE05010702
Chesterton ward, Cotswold
Chesterton is one of 32 electoral wards of Cotswold District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,434 residents in 990 households — 2,099 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cotswolds constituency; for county elections it is in the Cirencester Park division.
Residents, 20212,434council ward average 2,803
Households9902.46 residents per household
Density2,099/ km²about 1.16 km² · Cotswold 78
Aged 65+24.7%Cotswold: 26.0% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 89
5–94.5% · 109
10–156.7% · 164
16–194.7% · 115
20–248.7% · 212
25–3410.1% · 246
35–4916.8% · 410
50–6420.0% · 488
65–7412.7% · 309
75–848.5% · 206
85+3.6% · 87
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.2% · 141
1 car or van39.9% · 395
2 cars or vans31.2% · 309
3 or more14.6% · 145
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cotswold overall: 65.0% owned, 15.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright38.2% · 377
With mortgage25.2% · 249
Shared ownership0.5% · 5
Social rented24.3% · 240
Private rented11.8% · 117
Type of home
Detached house28.3% · 280
Semi-detached house38.5% · 382
Terraced house24.0% · 238
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 70
Converted house0.6% · 6
Other conversion0.9% · 9
Above shop / office0.4% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010702- Council
- Cotswold District Council
- County council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- County division
- Cirencester Park
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 32
Parishes in the ward
Cirencester
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey29.0% aged 65+ · 61.3% owned2,452FFairford 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.