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Electoral wardE05012168

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook ward, Forest of Dean

Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,344 residents in 3,091 households — 302 people per km², the 2nd 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 and Mitcheldean divisions.

Residents, 20217,344council ward average 4,143
Households3,0912.38 residents per household
Density302/ km²about 24.33 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+25.0%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 358
5–94.8% · 354
10–156.9% · 504
16–194.5% · 330
20–244.2% · 307
25–3410.3% · 759
35–4916.7% · 1,228
50–6422.8% · 1,671
65–7413.7% · 1,006
75–848.4% · 617
85+2.9% · 210

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.5% · 356
1 car or van35.2% · 1,087
2 cars or vans35.3% · 1,090
3 or more18.1% · 558
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.6% · 1,440
With mortgage31.1% · 961
Shared ownership1.3% · 39
Social rented11.2% · 345
Private rented9.9% · 305
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house45.0% · 1,390
Semi-detached house37.1% · 1,147
Terraced house13.3% · 411
Purpose-built flat2.9% · 90
Converted house0.5% · 14
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.6% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 10
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012168
County division
Drybrook & Lydbrook, Mitcheldean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
6 of 21

Parishes in the ward

DrybrookMitcheldeanRuardean

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% owned1,758LLydney West & Aylburton27.1% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned2,395NNewent & 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.