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Electoral wardE05012172

Pillowell ward, Forest of Dean

Pillowell is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,911 residents in 822 households — 228 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Blakeney & Bream division.

Residents, 20211,911council ward average 4,143
Households8222.32 residents per household
Density228/ km²about 8.38 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+29.3%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 13.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 75
5–94.4% · 85
10–155.1% · 98
16–194.8% · 92
20–244.3% · 82
25–347.1% · 135
35–4915.4% · 295
50–6425.6% · 490
65–7417.7% · 339
75–848.8% · 169
85+2.7% · 51

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.6% · 71
1 car or van33.1% · 272
2 cars or vans35.8% · 294
3 or more22.5% · 185
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright51.6% · 423
With mortgage29.3% · 240
Shared ownership1.0% · 8
Social rented12.2% · 100
Private rented5.9% · 48

Type of home

Detached house57.0% · 469
Semi-detached house35.1% · 289
Terraced house5.8% · 48
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 3
Converted house0.6% · 5
Other conversion0.7% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012172
County division
Blakeney & Bream
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
9 of 21

Parishes in the ward

West 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.