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Electoral wardE05010967

Westgate ward, Gloucester

Westgate is one of 18 electoral wards of Gloucester City Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,695 residents in 4,793 households — 1,299 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gloucester constituency; for county elections it is in the Hempsted & Westgate and Kingsholm & Wotton divisions.

Residents, 20219,695council ward average 7,357
Households4,7932.02 residents per household
Density1,299/ km²about 7.46 km² · Gloucester 3,265
Aged 65+14.4%Gloucester: 16.7% · under 16: 12.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 450
5–93.9% · 374
10–154.3% · 420
16–196.4% · 623
20–2411.8% · 1,142
25–3419.7% · 1,909
35–4919.3% · 1,868
50–6415.6% · 1,516
65–747.0% · 679
75–845.0% · 483
85+2.4% · 230

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van36.8% · 1,762
1 car or van42.7% · 2,045
2 cars or vans15.9% · 762
3 or more4.7% · 224
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright18.4% · 883
With mortgage20.0% · 958
Shared ownership2.5% · 121
Social rented19.3% · 926
Private rented39.7% · 1,902
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house10.3% · 494
Semi-detached house10.4% · 496
Terraced house15.9% · 763
Purpose-built flat47.4% · 2,272
Converted house7.0% · 337
Other conversion5.5% · 262
Above shop / office2.5% · 119
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 49
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010967
County division
Hempsted & Westgate, Kingsholm & Wotton
Constituency
Gloucester
Region
South West
Density rank in council
18 of 18

Council offices in this ward

CIntegrated Transport Unit - Gloucestershire County CouncilCouncil office · GL1 2THTShire HallTown hall · GL1 2TGCGloucestershire Trading StandardsCouncil office · GL1 2TGCGloucestershire Equipment Loan Service, Gloucestershire County CouncilCouncil office · GL2 5HS

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbbeydale24.8% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned7,151AAbbeymead13.9% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned6,089BBarnwood18.4% 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% owned6,188

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.