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Electoral wardE05015114

Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne ward, Stratford-on-Avon

Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne is one of 39 electoral wards of Stratford-on-Avon District Council, in Warwickshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 7,172 residents in 3,134 households — 82 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Kenilworth and Southam constituency; for county elections it is in the Feldon and Kineton & Red Horse divisions.

Residents, 20217,172council ward average 3,454
Households3,1342.29 residents per household
Density82/ km²about 87.36 km² · Stratford-on-Avon 138
Aged 65+22.6%Stratford-on-Avon: 25.2% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 341
5–95.0% · 359
10–156.3% · 450
16–193.1% · 225
20–243.8% · 274
25–3411.9% · 852
35–4918.3% · 1,310
50–6424.3% · 1,744
65–7412.2% · 872
75–847.6% · 546
85+2.8% · 200

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.4% · 231
1 car or van35.5% · 1,114
2 cars or vans38.0% · 1,191
3 or more19.1% · 600
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Stratford-on-Avon overall: 70.9% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.1% private rented.

Owned outright37.4% · 1,174
With mortgage33.6% · 1,053
Shared ownership1.0% · 30
Social rented12.6% · 394
Private rented15.4% · 483
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house38.6% · 1,215
Semi-detached house28.3% · 890
Terraced house25.1% · 789
Purpose-built flat4.3% · 134
Converted house0.6% · 19
Other conversion0.6% · 20
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Caravan, mobile2.1% · 67
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015114
County division
Feldon, Kineton & Red Horse
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
33 of 39

Parishes in the ward

Burton DassettButlers MarstonChadshuntGaydonKinetonUpper Lighthorne

Other wards in the same constituency

BBishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton21.2% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned5,760HHarbury25.3% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned3,791SSoutham East, Central & Stockton17.8% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned1,505SSoutham North & Long Itchington20.0% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned3,020SSoutham South14.5% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned2,278SSoutham West22.7% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned5,831TTysoe28.5% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned2,421WWellesbourne East & Rural30.3% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned1,472WWellesbourne North & Rural23.0% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned3,954WWellesbourne South21.0% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned3,945

All 39 wards of Stratford-on-Avon

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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.