Electoral wardE05008991
Cove and Southwood ward, Rushmoor
Cove and Southwood is one of 13 electoral wards of Rushmoor Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,353 residents in 2,920 households — 2,776 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aldershot constituency; for county elections it is in the Farnborough West division.
Residents, 20217,353council ward average 7,673
Households2,9202.52 residents per household
Density2,776/ km²about 2.65 km² · Rushmoor 2,554
Aged 65+15.1%Rushmoor: 15.2% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 455
5–96.5% · 479
10–157.8% · 570
16–194.4% · 322
20–244.7% · 343
25–3413.9% · 1,021
35–4921.0% · 1,542
50–6420.5% · 1,510
65–748.8% · 645
75–844.9% · 361
85+1.4% · 105
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.2% · 357
1 car or van37.9% · 1,107
2 cars or vans36.6% · 1,070
3 or more13.2% · 387
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rushmoor overall: 60.5% owned, 16.2% social rented, 21.5% private rented.
Owned outright30.3% · 885
With mortgage40.1% · 1,171
Shared ownership1.4% · 41
Social rented15.8% · 462
Private rented12.4% · 362
Type of home
Detached house31.1% · 909
Semi-detached house30.1% · 880
Terraced house22.2% · 648
Purpose-built flat15.3% · 446
Converted house0.5% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05008991- Council
- Rushmoor Borough Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Farnborough West
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 13
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldershot Park17.1% aged 65+ · 54.1% owned7,008CCherrywood15.4% aged 65+ · 48.3% owned8,804EEmpress15.3% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned6,565FFernhill18.6% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned7,034KKnellwood19.8% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned7,426MManor Park16.8% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned9,300NNorth Town11.7% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned7,847RRowhill20.1% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned7,251SSt John's14.5% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned7,066SSt Mark's10.0% aged 65+ · 49.1% owned8,495WWellington6.1% aged 65+ · 26.1% owned8,770WWest Heath19.5% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned6,836
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.