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Electoral wardE05012156

Berry Hill ward, Forest of Dean

Berry Hill is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,323 residents in 1,896 households — 196 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Coleford and Drybrook & Lydbrook divisions.

Residents, 20214,323council ward average 4,143
Households1,8962.28 residents per household
Density196/ km²about 22.04 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+27.6%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 157
5–94.2% · 182
10–157.0% · 302
16–193.8% · 164
20–244.3% · 184
25–348.7% · 376
35–4916.0% · 691
50–6424.9% · 1,075
65–7415.2% · 658
75–849.2% · 399
85+3.1% · 135

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.3% · 215
1 car or van36.2% · 687
2 cars or vans32.2% · 610
3 or more20.3% · 384
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Forest of Dean overall: 72.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 13.5% private rented.

Owned outright46.9% · 889
With mortgage29.1% · 552
Shared ownership0.3% · 5
Social rented16.3% · 309
Private rented7.3% · 138
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house49.2% · 933
Semi-detached house39.5% · 748
Terraced house6.1% · 115
Purpose-built flat3.4% · 65
Converted house0.5% · 10
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 11
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012156
County division
Coleford, Drybrook & Lydbrook
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
10 of 21

Parishes in the ward

ColefordEnglish BicknorWest Dean

Other wards in the same constituency

BBream24.2% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned4,885CCinderford East21.3% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned4,448CCinderford West22.0% aged 65+ · 57.1% owned4,324CColeford25.2% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned7,731DDymock29.7% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned1,965HHartpury & Redmarley20.9% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned5,279LLonghope & Huntley31.0% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned3,945LLydbrook22.7% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned2,229LLydney East19.5% aged 65+ · 62.1% owned6,556LLydney North31.8% aged 65+ · 89.4% owned1,758LLydney West & Aylburton27.1% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned2,395MMitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook25.0% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned7,344NNewent & Taynton25.8% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned6,709NNewland & Sling28.5% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned2,469

All 21 wards of Forest of Dean

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.