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Electoral wardE05014785

Lyndhurst & Minstead ward, New Forest

Lyndhurst & Minstead is one of 26 electoral wards of New Forest District Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,335 residents in 1,922 households — 52 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the New Forest East constituency; for county elections it is in the Lyndhurst & Fordingbridge division.

Residents, 20214,335council ward average 6,761
Households1,9222.26 residents per household
Density52/ km²about 83.85 km² · New Forest 234
Aged 65+32.8%New Forest: 29.4% · under 16: 12.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.5% · 110
5–94.1% · 176
10–155.4% · 233
16–193.4% · 146
20–243.3% · 144
25–347.0% · 302
35–4916.0% · 693
50–6425.6% · 1,108
65–7416.4% · 709
75–8410.6% · 461
85+5.9% · 254

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.6% · 204
1 car or van34.4% · 661
2 cars or vans34.5% · 663
3 or more20.5% · 395
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; New Forest overall: 74.2% owned, 10.8% social rented, 14.3% private rented.

Owned outright49.3% · 948
With mortgage25.3% · 486
Shared ownership0.3% · 6
Social rented8.8% · 170
Private rented16.3% · 313

Type of home

Detached house52.0% · 998
Semi-detached house22.7% · 435
Terraced house6.6% · 127
Purpose-built flat8.1% · 156
Converted house3.5% · 68
Other conversion1.6% · 31
Above shop / office3.1% · 60
Caravan, mobile2.3% · 45
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014785
County division
Lyndhurst & Fordingbridge
Constituency
New Forest East
Region
South East
Density rank in council
24 of 26

Parishes in the ward

LyndhurstMinstead

Other wards in the same constituency

AAshurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh32.8% aged 65+ · 87.8% owned6,801BBrockenhurst & Denny Lodge33.9% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned3,485DDibden & Dibden Purlieu26.8% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned7,099FFawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley27.5% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned7,520FForest & Solent26.9% aged 65+ · 66.8% owned3,629HHardley, Holbury & North Blackfield24.6% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned6,489HHythe Central38.2% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned5,829HHythe South20.3% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned7,251MMarchwood & Eling18.7% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned7,254SSway34.7% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned3,909TTotton Central25.3% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned7,685TTotton North18.5% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned11,205TTotton South18.1% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned8,284

All 26 wards of New Forest

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.