Electoral wardE05013189
Chalford ward, Stroud
Chalford is one of 27 electoral wards of Stroud District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,284 residents in 2,705 households — 1,307 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stroud constituency; for county elections it is in the Bisley & Painswick and Minchinhampton divisions.
Residents, 20216,284council ward average 4,482
Households2,7052.32 residents per household
Density1,307/ km²about 4.81 km² · Stroud 270
Aged 65+22.8%Stroud: 23.3% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 255
5–95.1% · 320
10–157.6% · 477
16–194.8% · 304
20–243.9% · 245
25–348.5% · 537
35–4917.9% · 1,124
50–6425.3% · 1,588
65–7412.2% · 765
75–847.7% · 482
85+2.9% · 185
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.2% · 194
1 car or van33.4% · 903
2 cars or vans40.7% · 1,101
3 or more18.7% · 507
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Stroud overall: 72.6% owned, 12.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.
Owned outright45.4% · 1,228
With mortgage37.8% · 1,022
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented3.4% · 92
Private rented13.0% · 353
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house54.5% · 1,475
Semi-detached house20.8% · 564
Terraced house20.3% · 550
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 75
Converted house0.7% · 19
Other conversion0.6% · 16
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013189- Council
- Stroud District Council
- County council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- County division
- Bisley & Painswick, Minchinhampton
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Brimscombe and ThruppChalford
Other wards in the same constituency
AAmberley and Woodchester32.9% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned2,156BBerkeley Vale23.8% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned7,264CCainscross20.9% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned7,830CCam East28.4% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned4,443CCam West23.3% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned4,078CCoaley 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.