Electoral wardE05010963

Podsmead ward, Gloucester

Podsmead is one of 18 electoral wards of Gloucester City Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,464 residents in 1,472 households — 2,056 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gloucester constituency; for county elections it is in the Hempsted & Westgate division.

Residents, 20213,464council ward average 7,357

Households1,4722.35 residents per household

Density2,056/ km²about 1.68 km² · Gloucester 3,265

Aged 65+18.1%Gloucester: 16.7% · under 16: 20.3%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 205

5–96.7% · 231

10–157.7% · 267

16–193.9% · 134

20–245.7% · 197

25–3413.8% · 479

35–4918.5% · 640

50–6419.8% · 686

65–749.9% · 342

75–845.9% · 203

85+2.3% · 81

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.6% · 392

1 car or van38.7% · 570

2 cars or vans27.1% · 399

3 or more7.5% · 111

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright24.8% · 365

With mortgage28.7% · 423

Shared ownership0.3% · 5

Social rented35.5% · 522

Private rented10.3% · 151

Lives rent free0.4% · 6

Type of home

Detached house14.1% · 208

Semi-detached house47.7% · 702

Terraced house17.8% · 262

Purpose-built flat18.7% · 275

Converted house0.8% · 12

Other conversion0.1% · 2

Above shop / office0.5% · 8

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010963
Council: Gloucester City Council
County council: Gloucestershire County Council
County division: Hempsted & Westgate
Constituency: Gloucester
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 17 of 18

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbbeydale24.8% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned7,151 AAbbeymead13.9% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned6,089 BBarnwood18.4% aged 65+ · 77.3% owned6,736 BBarton and Tredworth10.1% aged 65+ · 46.6% owned12,004 CConey Hill12.9% aged 65+ · 57.1% owned3,401 GGrange23.6% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned7,097 HHucclecote30.1% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned6,209 KKingsholm and Wotton17.3% aged 65+ · 46.8% owned7,098 KKingsway3.6% aged 65+ · 55.0% owned7,044 MMatson, Robinswood and White City15.1% aged 65+ · 48.4% owned9,964 MMoreland12.1% aged 65+ · 57.7% owned10,605 QQuedgeley Fieldcourt14.5% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned7,499 QQuedgeley Severn Vale13.3% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned6,188 TTuffley23.2% 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.