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Electoral wardE05012176

Westbury-on-Severn ward, Forest of Dean

Westbury-on-Severn is one of 21 electoral wards of Forest of Dean District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,050 residents in 787 households — 49 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Forest of Dean constituency; for county elections it is in the Mitcheldean division.

Residents, 20212,050council ward average 4,143
Households7872.6 residents per household
Density49/ km²about 41.58 km² · Forest of Dean 166
Aged 65+27.1%Forest of Dean: 25.1% · under 16: 13.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 73
5–94.1% · 83
10–156.0% · 123
16–193.3% · 67
20–244.9% · 100
25–349.0% · 185
35–4915.0% · 307
50–6427.1% · 556
65–7413.9% · 284
75–849.5% · 195
85+3.7% · 75

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.6% · 44
1 car or van27.9% · 219
2 cars or vans35.6% · 280
3 or more30.9% · 243
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.2% · 395
With mortgage28.1% · 221
Shared ownership0.9% · 7
Social rented6.0% · 47
Private rented14.9% · 117

Type of home

Detached house67.2% · 529
Semi-detached house22.5% · 177
Terraced house5.1% · 40
Purpose-built flat2.5% · 20
Converted house0.9% · 7
Other conversion1.0% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012176
County division
Mitcheldean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Density rank in council
20 of 21

Parishes in the ward

BlaisdonWestbury-on-Severn

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.