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Electoral wardE05012170

Newland & Sling ward, Forest of Dean

Newland & Sling is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,469 residents in 1,053 households — 91 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Coleford and Sedbury divisions.

Residents, 20212,469council ward average 4,143
Households1,0532.34 residents per household
Density91/ km²about 27.25 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+28.5%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 13.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 89
5–94.5% · 111
10–155.7% · 141
16–193.6% · 89
20–244.0% · 99
25–348.9% · 220
35–4915.8% · 389
50–6425.4% · 627
65–7415.4% · 379
75–849.8% · 243
85+3.3% · 82

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.1% · 75
1 car or van36.8% · 388
2 cars or vans36.7% · 387
3 or more19.4% · 205
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright47.6% · 501
With mortgage29.6% · 311
Shared ownership0.6% · 6
Social rented8.7% · 91
Private rented13.5% · 142
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house50.6% · 533
Semi-detached house32.4% · 341
Terraced house12.5% · 132
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 21
Converted house1.4% · 15
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012170
County division
Coleford, Sedbury
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
17 of 21

Parishes in the ward

NewlandStaunton ColefordWest Dean

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% owned7,344NNewent & Taynton25.8% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned6,709

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.