Electoral wardE05013212
Cainscross ward, Stroud
Cainscross is one of 27 electoral wards of Stroud District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,830 residents in 3,304 households — 3,693 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stroud constituency; for county elections it is in the Rodborough division.
Residents, 20217,830council ward average 4,482
Households3,3042.37 residents per household
Density3,693/ km²about 2.12 km² · Stroud 270
Aged 65+20.9%Stroud: 23.3% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 388
5–95.7% · 443
10–157.7% · 605
16–194.5% · 351
20–244.9% · 380
25–3410.9% · 855
35–4919.6% · 1,535
50–6420.9% · 1,635
65–7411.4% · 891
75–846.5% · 511
85+3.0% · 235
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.3% · 472
1 car or van42.3% · 1,398
2 cars or vans31.2% · 1,031
3 or more12.2% · 403
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Stroud overall: 72.6% owned, 12.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.
Owned outright34.8% · 1,149
With mortgage31.3% · 1,033
Shared ownership1.2% · 41
Social rented15.9% · 526
Private rented16.6% · 549
Lives rent free0.2% · 6
Type of home
Detached house20.1% · 663
Semi-detached house43.9% · 1,450
Terraced house19.8% · 655
Purpose-built flat12.7% · 421
Converted house1.2% · 41
Other conversion1.8% · 59
Above shop / office0.4% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013212- Council
- Stroud District Council
- County council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- County division
- Rodborough
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 27
Parishes in the ward
CainscrossRandwick and Westrip
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAmberley and Woodchester32.9% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned2,156BBerkeley Vale23.8% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned7,264CCam East28.4% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned4,443CCam West23.3% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned4,078CChalford22.8% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned6,284CCoaley and Uley26.9% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned2,436DDursley19.0% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned7,463NNailsworth25.1% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned6,496RRandwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe28.6% aged 65+ · 85.7% owned2,014RRodborough23.4% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned4,413SSevern22.7% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned6,621SStonehouse21.2% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned8,066SStroud Central20.9% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned2,127SStroud Farmhill and Paganhill21.6% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned2,479
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.