Electoral wardE05014138
Alverstoke ward, Gosport
Alverstoke is one of 14 electoral wards of Gosport Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,314 residents in 2,677 households — 3,118 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gosport constituency; for county elections it is in the Leesland & Town division.
Residents, 20216,314council ward average 5,854
Households2,6772.36 residents per household
Density3,118/ km²about 2.03 km² · Gosport 3,233
Aged 65+30.2%Gosport: 21.4% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 228
5–95.0% · 314
10–157.3% · 464
16–193.7% · 232
20–244.2% · 264
25–347.6% · 477
35–4916.3% · 1,030
50–6422.2% · 1,402
65–7414.6% · 919
75–8410.0% · 632
85+5.6% · 353
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.0% · 349
1 car or van42.5% · 1,137
2 cars or vans33.2% · 889
3 or more11.3% · 302
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gosport overall: 63.6% owned, 16.3% social rented, 18.7% private rented.
Owned outright52.8% · 1,412
With mortgage31.7% · 848
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented3.4% · 90
Private rented12.1% · 323
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house31.2% · 834
Semi-detached house31.5% · 843
Terraced house18.6% · 497
Purpose-built flat12.7% · 339
Converted house1.2% · 32
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.6% · 17
Caravan, mobile4.0% · 106
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014138- Council
- Gosport Borough Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Leesland & Town
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 14
Other wards in the same constituency
AAnglesey29.0% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned5,343BBridgemary22.2% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned5,726BBrockhurst & Privett24.4% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned5,126EElson19.0% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned6,022FForton14.5% aged 65+ · 39.0% owned5,792GGrange & Alver Valley6.2% aged 65+ · 39.4% owned7,404HHarbourside & Town21.9% aged 65+ · 42.4% owned4,911HHardway18.2% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,266LLee East19.9% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned5,916LLee West37.4% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned5,195LLeesland & Newtown17.5% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned6,700PPeel Common27.9% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned5,550RRowner & Holbrook18.4% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned5,690
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.