Electoral wardE05015847
Severn ward, Stroud
Severn is one of 27 electoral wards of Stroud District Council, in Gloucestershire (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,621 residents in 2,662 households — 119 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Cotswolds and Stroud constituencies; for county elections it is in the Hardwicke & Severn and Stonehouse divisions.
Residents, 20216,621council ward average 4,482
Households2,6622.49 residents per household
Density119/ km²about 55.45 km² · Stroud 270
Aged 65+22.7%Stroud: 23.3% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 338
5–95.7% · 378
10–157.2% · 476
16–193.7% · 245
20–244.2% · 275
25–3410.5% · 696
35–4917.8% · 1,175
50–6423.1% · 1,532
65–7412.4% · 819
75–846.8% · 451
85+3.5% · 234
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.9% · 184
1 car or van31.4% · 836
2 cars or vans40.4% · 1,075
3 or more21.2% · 565
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Stroud overall: 72.6% owned, 12.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.
Owned outright40.2% · 1,072
With mortgage35.1% · 936
Shared ownership2.7% · 71
Social rented11.0% · 292
Private rented10.8% · 288
Lives rent free0.2% · 6
Type of home
Detached house43.0% · 1,142
Semi-detached house35.1% · 933
Terraced house16.0% · 424
Purpose-built flat1.6% · 42
Converted house0.6% · 17
Other conversion0.5% · 14
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 73
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015847- Council
- Stroud District Council
- County council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- County division
- Hardwicke & Severn, Stonehouse
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds, Stroud
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 27
Parishes in the ward
ArlinghamEastingtonFrampton on SevernFretherne with SaulGreat OldburyWhitminster
Other wards in the same constituency
AAmberley and Woodchester32.9% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned2,156BBerkeley Vale23.8% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned7,264BBisley31.6% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned2,223CCainscross20.9% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned7,830CCam 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% owned7,463HHardwicke13.2% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned7,413MMinchinhampton32.8% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned4,519NNailsworth25.1% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned6,496PPainswick and Upton26.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned7,627RRandwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe28.6% aged 65+ · 85.7% owned2,014
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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.