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Electoral wardE05012167

Lydney West & Aylburton ward, Forest of Dean

Lydney West & Aylburton is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,395 residents in 1,133 households — 157 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Lydney division.

Residents, 20212,395council ward average 4,143
Households1,1332.11 residents per household
Density157/ km²about 15.29 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+27.1%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 14.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 98
5–94.4% · 105
10–155.8% · 140
16–194.2% · 101
20–244.3% · 103
25–3410.4% · 250
35–4916.8% · 402
50–6422.8% · 546
65–7412.6% · 302
75–8410.6% · 254
85+3.9% · 94

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.1% · 182
1 car or van41.7% · 473
2 cars or vans29.5% · 334
3 or more12.7% · 144
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.6% · 471
With mortgage27.7% · 313
Shared ownership0.8% · 9
Social rented11.1% · 126
Private rented18.8% · 213

Type of home

Detached house33.1% · 376
Semi-detached house33.2% · 377
Terraced house21.6% · 245
Purpose-built flat6.9% · 78
Converted house2.6% · 30
Other conversion1.6% · 18
Above shop / office0.9% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012167
County division
Lydney
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
14 of 21

Parishes in the ward

AylburtonLydney

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% owned3,945LLydbrook22.7% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned2,229LLydney East19.5% aged 65+ · 62.1% owned6,556LLydney North31.8% aged 65+ · 89.4% owned1,758MMitcheldean, 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.