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Electoral wardE05012163

Longhope & Huntley ward, Forest of Dean

Longhope & Huntley is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,945 residents in 1,662 households — 107 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Mitcheldean division.

Residents, 20213,945council ward average 4,143
Households1,6622.37 residents per household
Density107/ km²about 36.83 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+31.0%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 147
5–95.1% · 200
10–155.7% · 224
16–194.0% · 156
20–244.0% · 159
25–348.2% · 324
35–4915.0% · 593
50–6423.3% · 918
65–7415.4% · 608
75–8410.9% · 430
85+4.7% · 186

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.7% · 111
1 car or van34.2% · 569
2 cars or vans37.1% · 616
3 or more22.0% · 366
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright55.1% · 915
With mortgage28.1% · 466
Shared ownership0.5% · 9
Social rented5.1% · 84
Private rented11.2% · 186

Type of home

Detached house63.5% · 1,055
Semi-detached house24.9% · 414
Terraced house6.3% · 105
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 18
Converted house0.8% · 13
Other conversion0.5% · 9
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile2.6% · 44
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012163
County division
Mitcheldean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
16 of 21

Parishes in the ward

ChurchamHuntleyLonghopeTibberton

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% owned4,324CColeford25.2% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned7,731DDymock29.7% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned1,965HHartpury & Redmarley20.9% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned5,279LLydbrook22.7% 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.