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Electoral wardE05010951

Abbeymead ward, Gloucester

Abbeymead is one of 18 electoral wards of Gloucester City Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,089 residents in 2,607 households — 5,329 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gloucester constituency; for county elections it is in the Abbey division.

Residents, 20216,089council ward average 7,357
Households2,6072.34 residents per household
Density5,329/ km²about 1.14 km² · Gloucester 3,265
Aged 65+13.9%Gloucester: 16.7% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 333
5–95.9% · 361
10–157.2% · 436
16–193.6% · 220
20–245.2% · 317
25–3414.7% · 898
35–4920.4% · 1,245
50–6423.6% · 1,434
65–748.2% · 498
75–844.5% · 276
85+1.2% · 71

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.8% · 203
1 car or van41.5% · 1,081
2 cars or vans38.1% · 992
3 or more12.7% · 331
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Gloucester overall: 63.8% owned, 13.6% social rented, 21.3% private rented.

Owned outright34.1% · 889
With mortgage44.1% · 1,150
Shared ownership0.4% · 11
Social rented2.5% · 64
Private rented18.9% · 494

Type of home

Detached house50.3% · 1,311
Semi-detached house22.0% · 574
Terraced house23.1% · 603
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 100
Converted house0.5% · 14
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010951
County division
Abbey
Constituency
Gloucester
Region
South West
Density rank in council
4 of 18

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbbeydale24.8% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned7,151BBarnwood18.4% aged 65+ · 77.3% owned6,736BBarton and Tredworth10.1% aged 65+ · 46.6% owned12,004CConey Hill12.9% aged 65+ · 57.1% owned3,401GGrange23.6% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned7,097HHucclecote30.1% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned6,209KKingsholm and Wotton17.3% aged 65+ · 46.8% owned7,098KKingsway3.6% aged 65+ · 55.0% owned7,044MMatson, Robinswood and White City15.1% aged 65+ · 48.4% owned9,964MMoreland12.1% aged 65+ · 57.7% owned10,605PPodsmead18.1% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned3,464QQuedgeley Fieldcourt14.5% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned7,499QQuedgeley Severn Vale13.3% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned6,188TTuffley23.2% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned6,173

All 18 wards of Gloucester

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.