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Electoral wardE05012169

Newent & Taynton ward, Forest of Dean

Newent & Taynton is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,709 residents in 2,985 households — 183 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Mitcheldean and Newent divisions.

Residents, 20216,709council ward average 4,143
Households2,9852.25 residents per household
Density183/ km²about 36.74 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+25.8%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 343
5–95.7% · 385
10–156.3% · 424
16–193.0% · 202
20–245.0% · 335
25–3411.7% · 788
35–4916.7% · 1,119
50–6420.6% · 1,379
65–7413.8% · 925
75–848.9% · 600
85+3.1% · 209

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.8% · 440
1 car or van41.5% · 1,238
2 cars or vans29.8% · 890
3 or more13.9% · 415
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.8% · 1,216
With mortgage24.6% · 734
Shared ownership1.4% · 41
Social rented14.6% · 435
Private rented18.6% · 556
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house37.6% · 1,121
Semi-detached house31.3% · 935
Terraced house18.7% · 558
Purpose-built flat9.0% · 268
Converted house1.6% · 47
Other conversion0.5% · 15
Above shop / office1.1% · 34
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012169
County division
Mitcheldean, Newent
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
13 of 21

Parishes in the ward

NewentTaynton

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% owned2,395MMitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook25.0% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned7,344NNewland & 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.