Electoral wardE05014792
Sway ward, New Forest
Sway is one of 26 electoral wards of New Forest District Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,909 residents in 1,624 households — 233 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the New Forest East constituency; for county elections it is in the Brockenhurst division.
Residents, 20213,909council ward average 6,761
Households1,6242.41 residents per household
Density233/ km²about 16.78 km² · New Forest 234
Aged 65+34.7%New Forest: 29.4% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 125
5–94.7% · 182
10–156.2% · 241
16–193.5% · 135
20–243.5% · 135
25–345.4% · 212
35–4914.6% · 572
50–6424.3% · 951
65–7417.2% · 672
75–8412.1% · 471
85+5.4% · 212
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.2% · 117
1 car or van31.1% · 505
2 cars or vans39.2% · 638
3 or more22.5% · 366
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; New Forest overall: 74.2% owned, 10.8% social rented, 14.3% private rented.
Owned outright56.9% · 927
With mortgage27.1% · 442
Shared ownership0.3% · 5
Social rented5.7% · 92
Private rented9.8% · 160
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house71.0% · 1,153
Semi-detached house17.6% · 286
Terraced house5.5% · 90
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 10
Converted house2.8% · 45
Other conversion0.7% · 11
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 23
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014792- Council
- New Forest District Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Brockenhurst
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Sway
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% owned4,335MMarchwood & Eling18.7% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned7,254TTotton Central25.3% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned7,685TTotton North18.5% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned11,205TTotton South18.1% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned8,284
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.