Electoral wardE05013191
Kingswood ward, Stroud
Kingswood is one of 27 electoral wards of Stroud District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,221 residents in 871 households — 79 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cotswolds constituency; for county elections it is in the Wotton-under-Edge division.
Residents, 20212,221council ward average 4,482
Households8712.55 residents per household
Density79/ km²about 28.26 km² · Stroud 270
Aged 65+19.4%Stroud: 23.3% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 104
5–96.5% · 144
10–159.1% · 202
16–194.9% · 109
20–243.9% · 87
25–348.8% · 196
35–4919.0% · 421
50–6423.8% · 528
65–7410.9% · 241
75–847.0% · 156
85+1.5% · 33
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.3% · 46
1 car or van31.1% · 271
2 cars or vans40.8% · 355
3 or more22.8% · 199
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Stroud overall: 72.6% owned, 12.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.
Owned outright41.9% · 364
With mortgage37.6% · 327
Shared ownership1.6% · 14
Social rented7.7% · 67
Private rented11.0% · 96
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house45.2% · 394
Semi-detached house31.1% · 271
Terraced house20.2% · 176
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 17
Converted house0.8% · 7
Other conversion0.6% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013191- Council
- Stroud District Council
- County council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- County division
- Wotton-under-Edge
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 26 of 27
Parishes in the ward
AlderleyHillesley and TreshamKingswoodWotton-under-Edge
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.