Find a councilTheCouncil Chronicleevery local authority in the United Kingdom
Advertise
Council Chronicle
  1. Home
  2. Councils
  3. South Gloucestershire
  4. Wards
  5. Frenchay & Downend
Electoral wardE05012115

Frenchay & Downend ward, South Gloucestershire

Frenchay & Downend is one of 28 electoral wards of South Gloucestershire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 13,733 residents in 5,550 households — 2,851 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency.

Residents, 202113,733council ward average 10,372
Households5,5502.47 residents per household
Density2,851/ km²about 4.82 km² · South Gloucestershire 584
Aged 65+23.5%South Gloucestershire: 18.7% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 713
5–95.5% · 759
10–157.0% · 962
16–194.2% · 570
20–244.9% · 678
25–3410.0% · 1,377
35–4919.9% · 2,731
50–6419.8% · 2,717
65–7410.6% · 1,450
75–848.5% · 1,161
85+4.5% · 615

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.9% · 659
1 car or van37.8% · 2,096
2 cars or vans36.6% · 2,031
3 or more13.8% · 764
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; South Gloucestershire overall: 72.4% owned, 10.8% social rented, 15.7% private rented.

Owned outright45.2% · 2,506
With mortgage37.8% · 2,099
Shared ownership0.4% · 24
Social rented5.4% · 301
Private rented11.2% · 619
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house26.9% · 1,493
Semi-detached house41.5% · 2,303
Terraced house15.1% · 839
Purpose-built flat13.3% · 739
Converted house1.6% · 90
Other conversion0.4% · 22
Above shop / office0.7% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 26
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012115
Region
South West
Density rank in council
13 of 28

Parishes in the ward

Downend and Bromley HeathWinterbourne

Other wards in the same constituency

BBradley Stoke North13.7% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned11,065BBradley Stoke South8.3% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned9,619CCharlton & Cribbs8.4% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned9,419EEmersons Green11.7% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned17,341FFilton15.8% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned11,295PPatchway Coniston14.7% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned5,412SStoke Gifford15.5% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned14,200SStoke Park & Cheswick4.4% aged 65+ · 44.1% owned7,653WWinterbourne23.8% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned7,604

All 28 wards of South Gloucestershire

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.