What stands out here?
Homes rented privately: 48% here, compared with 23% across Cheltenham (25.1 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 52.6% here, compared with 43.1% across Cheltenham (9.5 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 9.2% here, compared with 13.4% across Cheltenham (4.2 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →The ward in numbers
People aged 65 or over
17.3%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
1,073 out of 6,199.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
4.8%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
295 out of 6,172.
Source and method →People counted in the census
6,17621 March 2021 · Lansdown
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
6,176 out of 6,176.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
52.6%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
2,857 out of 5,431.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
40.6%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,330 out of 3,272.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
11.5%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
377 out of 3,272.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
36%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
1,960 out of 5,444.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
60.9%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
3,314 out of 5,444.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
3.4%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
186 out of 5,444.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
9.2%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
498 out of 5,431.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
48%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,581 out of 3,262.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
19.8%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
1,079 out of 5,444.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
10%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
332 out of 3,262.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
3.1%21 March 2021 · Lansdown
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
170 out of 5,444.
Source and method →Crime and safety
Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Gloucestershire Constabulary: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.
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