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Electoral wardE05014786

Marchwood & Eling ward, New Forest

Marchwood & Eling is one of 26 electoral wards of New Forest District Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,254 residents in 3,007 households — 854 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the New Forest East constituency; for county elections it is in the Totton South & Marchwood division.

Residents, 20217,254council ward average 6,761
Households3,0072.41 residents per household
Density854/ km²about 8.49 km² · New Forest 234
Aged 65+18.7%New Forest: 29.4% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 396
5–96.0% · 437
10–157.5% · 544
16–194.2% · 306
20–244.3% · 312
25–3412.1% · 877
35–4919.6% · 1,420
50–6422.0% · 1,596
65–7410.7% · 774
75–845.8% · 417
85+2.3% · 164

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.0% · 210
1 car or van37.6% · 1,130
2 cars or vans39.9% · 1,200
3 or more15.5% · 467
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright37.2% · 1,120
With mortgage36.5% · 1,099
Shared ownership0.5% · 15
Social rented7.8% · 234
Private rented18.1% · 545

Type of home

Detached house41.9% · 1,260
Semi-detached house22.6% · 680
Terraced house22.9% · 688
Purpose-built flat11.7% · 351
Converted house0.5% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014786
County division
Totton South & Marchwood
Constituency
New Forest East
Region
South East
Density rank in council
13 of 26

Parishes in the ward

MarchwoodTotton and Eling

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% owned7,251LLyndhurst & Minstead32.8% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned4,335SSway34.7% 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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.