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Electoral wardE05012164

Lydbrook ward, Forest of Dean

Lydbrook is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,229 residents in 973 households — 451 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Drybrook & Lydbrook division.

Residents, 20212,229council ward average 4,143
Households9732.29 residents per household
Density451/ km²about 4.94 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+22.7%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 15.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.5% · 78
5–94.7% · 104
10–157.7% · 171
16–194.1% · 91
20–243.9% · 86
25–348.8% · 197
35–4916.3% · 363
50–6428.4% · 632
65–7413.1% · 291
75–848.1% · 181
85+1.6% · 35

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.7% · 104
1 car or van38.7% · 377
2 cars or vans33.5% · 326
3 or more17.1% · 166
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright45.7% · 445
With mortgage29.5% · 287
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented14.6% · 142
Private rented10.0% · 97

Type of home

Detached house45.2% · 441
Semi-detached house42.1% · 410
Terraced house8.5% · 83
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 14
Converted house0.9% · 9
Other conversion0.9% · 9
Above shop / office0.7% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012164
County division
Drybrook & Lydbrook
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
4 of 21

Parishes in the ward

Lydbrook

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% owned5,279LLonghope & Huntley31.0% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned3,945LLydney 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.