Electoral wardE05014142
Elson ward, Gosport
Elson is one of 14 electoral wards of Gosport Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,022 residents in 2,525 households — 2,680 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gosport constituency; for county elections it is in the Hardway division.
Residents, 20216,022council ward average 5,854
Households2,5252.38 residents per household
Density2,680/ km²about 2.25 km² · Gosport 3,233
Aged 65+19.0%Gosport: 21.4% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 315
5–95.6% · 338
10–157.1% · 426
16–194.2% · 251
20–244.6% · 277
25–3413.4% · 807
35–4918.5% · 1,114
50–6422.4% · 1,350
65–7411.2% · 674
75–845.5% · 330
85+2.3% · 139
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.7% · 397
1 car or van40.9% · 1,032
2 cars or vans32.2% · 813
3 or more11.2% · 283
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gosport overall: 63.6% owned, 16.3% social rented, 18.7% private rented.
Owned outright36.7% · 926
With mortgage40.0% · 1,010
Shared ownership0.4% · 9
Social rented7.4% · 187
Private rented15.5% · 391
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house5.2% · 132
Semi-detached house30.0% · 757
Terraced house57.1% · 1,443
Purpose-built flat6.3% · 158
Converted house0.5% · 13
Other conversion0.5% · 13
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014142- Council
- Gosport Borough Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Hardway
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 14
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlverstoke30.2% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned6,314AAnglesey29.0% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned5,343BBridgemary22.2% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned5,726BBrockhurst & Privett24.4% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned5,126FForton14.5% 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.