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Electoral wardE05012160

Coleford ward, Forest of Dean

Coleford is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,731 residents in 3,515 households — 806 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Coleford division.

Residents, 20217,731council ward average 4,143
Households3,5152.2 residents per household
Density806/ km²about 9.59 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+25.2%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 383
5–95.1% · 397
10–157.0% · 543
16–193.6% · 275
20–244.7% · 362
25–3411.5% · 890
35–4915.9% · 1,227
50–6422.0% · 1,702
65–7413.5% · 1,042
75–848.3% · 641
85+3.5% · 269

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.2% · 603
1 car or van40.6% · 1,428
2 cars or vans29.1% · 1,023
3 or more13.1% · 460
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.2% · 1,448
With mortgage24.7% · 869
Shared ownership0.9% · 31
Social rented17.0% · 596
Private rented16.2% · 570
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house37.3% · 1,311
Semi-detached house34.5% · 1,211
Terraced house15.8% · 556
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 251
Converted house1.2% · 41
Other conversion1.1% · 39
Above shop / office1.4% · 49
Caravan, mobile1.6% · 57
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012160
County division
Coleford
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
2 of 21

Parishes in the ward

Coleford

Other wards in the same constituency

BBerry Hill27.6% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned4,323BBream24.2% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned4,885CCinderford East21.3% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned4,448CCinderford West22.0% aged 65+ · 57.1% owned4,324DDymock29.7% 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.