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Electoral wardE05012173

Ruspidge ward, Forest of Dean

Ruspidge is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,431 residents in 1,056 households — 264 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Cinderford division.

Residents, 20212,431council ward average 4,143
Households1,0562.3 residents per household
Density264/ km²about 9.22 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+21.4%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 119
5–95.8% · 142
10–156.7% · 163
16–193.5% · 84
20–244.5% · 110
25–3412.7% · 308
35–4917.8% · 432
50–6422.8% · 554
65–7412.8% · 311
75–846.9% · 169
85+1.6% · 40

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.8% · 114
1 car or van40.2% · 425
2 cars or vans36.2% · 382
3 or more12.8% · 135
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% · 431
With mortgage33.5% · 354
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented13.1% · 138
Private rented12.4% · 131

Type of home

Detached house41.6% · 438
Semi-detached house34.8% · 366
Terraced house14.5% · 153
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 60
Converted house0.9% · 9
Other conversion0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile1.9% · 20
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012173
County division
Cinderford
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
8 of 21

Parishes in the ward

Ruspidge and Soudley

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.