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Homes rented privately

8.6% to 30.7%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.6% in Tetbury Town to 30.7% in St Michael's — a gap of 22.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

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.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Tetbury Town	8.6%	90	1,048
The Beeches	10.2%	117	1,147
South Cerney Village	10.5%	124	1,185
Stratton	10.5%	117	1,115
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	11.7%	324	2,773
Chesterton	11.8%	117	988
Fairford North	11.9%	121	1,015
Campden & Vale	12.7%	361	2,838
Blockley	12.9%	152	1,175
New Mills	13.6%	163	1,200
The Rissingtons	14.2%	146	1,025
Moreton East	14.8%	219	1,480
Bourton Village	16.3%	240	1,469
Stow	16.5%	201	1,219
Tetbury with Upton	17.1%	183	1,069
Kemble	17.4%	191	1,098
The Ampneys & Hampton	18.1%	214	1,182
Grumbolds Ash with Avening	18.6%	202	1,086
Fosseridge	20.4%	244	1,194
Tetbury East & Rural	20.8%	266	1,281
Siddington & Cerney Rural	21.2%	240	1,132
Watermoor	21.2%	321	1,513
Coln Valley	21.5%	219	1,020
Sandywell	21.5%	243	1,130
Moreton West	21.8%	267	1,225
Bourton Vale	21.9%	275	1,255
Abbey	22.2%	240	1,082
Ermin	22.3%	245	1,099
Chedworth & Churn Valley	23.5%	248	1,056
Northleach	24.4%	318	1,304
Four Acres	26.2%	231	883
St Michael's	30.7%	404	1,317

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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.5% to 5.7%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.5% in The Rissingtons to 5.7% in Watermoor — a gap of 4.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
The Rissingtons	1.5%	40	2,598
Stratton	2.5%	63	2,558
Grumbolds Ash with Avening	2.5%	65	2,629
Ermin	2.7%	70	2,614
Chedworth & Churn Valley	2.8%	70	2,508
Kemble	2.8%	74	2,638
Sandywell	2.9%	74	2,570
Four Acres	2.9%	53	1,821
Moreton East	3.2%	109	3,427
Coln Valley	3.3%	76	2,277
Blockley	3.5%	89	2,571
Fairford North	3.5%	85	2,425
New Mills	3.6%	103	2,849
Fosseridge	3.6%	96	2,632
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	3.7%	226	6,143
Tetbury with Upton	3.8%	84	2,239
Northleach	3.8%	111	2,915
Bourton Vale	3.8%	106	2,767
The Beeches	3.8%	105	2,731
Tetbury Town	3.9%	92	2,384
Tetbury East & Rural	4%	107	2,693
Siddington & Cerney Rural	4%	115	2,884
The Ampneys & Hampton	4%	109	2,698
Bourton Village	4.1%	134	3,290
South Cerney Village	4.1%	115	2,788
Chesterton	4.4%	106	2,436
St Michael's	4.9%	117	2,392
Campden & Vale	5%	308	6,127
Stow	5.1%	126	2,480
Moreton West	5.3%	122	2,323
Abbey	5.3%	129	2,452
Watermoor	5.7%	169	2,979

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People aged 65 or over

13.3% to 36.5%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 13.3% in The Rissingtons to 36.5% in Stow — a gap of 23.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
The Rissingtons	13.3%	345	2,600
New Mills	16.2%	463	2,850
The Beeches	17.6%	482	2,731
Moreton East	18.6%	638	3,428
Tetbury Town	20.1%	479	2,385
Four Acres	22.3%	406	1,823
Fairford North	22.4%	542	2,423
Watermoor	23%	686	2,979
South Cerney Village	23.4%	651	2,787
Ermin	23.5%	611	2,604
Kemble	23.5%	619	2,633
Grumbolds Ash with Avening	24.2%	635	2,624
Chesterton	24.7%	602	2,435
Sandywell	24.7%	634	2,564
Siddington & Cerney Rural	25.7%	740	2,884
Bourton Village	26%	855	3,291
Northleach	26.5%	773	2,915
Stratton	26.8%	687	2,563
Chedworth & Churn Valley	27.1%	681	2,516
Coln Valley	27.4%	625	2,279
Tetbury East & Rural	28.1%	756	2,692
The Ampneys & Hampton	28.6%	772	2,696
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	28.7%	1,767	6,150
Blockley	28.9%	743	2,571
Abbey	29%	711	2,453
St Michael's	29.1%	696	2,394
Tetbury with Upton	29.2%	654	2,241
Fosseridge	30.3%	797	2,629
Bourton Vale	31.1%	860	2,767
Campden & Vale	33.1%	2,025	6,126
Moreton West	35.7%	831	2,325
Stow	36.5%	904	2,480

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

8.4% to 21.2%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 8.4% in The Rissingtons to 21.2% in Moreton West — a gap of 12.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
The Rissingtons	8.4%	168	2,008
Ermin	8.9%	200	2,241
Sandywell	9.7%	210	2,162
Kemble	9.8%	213	2,184
Four Acres	10.1%	162	1,597
The Ampneys & Hampton	10.4%	244	2,341
Coln Valley	10.6%	202	1,914
Stratton	11.2%	239	2,138
Chedworth & Churn Valley	11.2%	236	2,103
Tetbury East & Rural	11.9%	269	2,255
Grumbolds Ash with Avening	12.1%	262	2,166
Moreton East	13.1%	358	2,731
Northleach	13.2%	321	2,439
Fosseridge	13.2%	296	2,249
Fairford North	13.4%	264	1,977
Abbey	13.4%	287	2,144
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	13.5%	690	5,121
Blockley	13.5%	299	2,216
South Cerney Village	13.6%	309	2,264
The Beeches	13.9%	306	2,208
Bourton Vale	14.1%	339	2,397
Campden & Vale	14.3%	745	5,223
Siddington & Cerney Rural	14.7%	358	2,439
Tetbury Town	14.7%	289	1,963
Tetbury with Upton	14.9%	284	1,903
St Michael's	15.6%	330	2,113
New Mills	16.9%	382	2,263
Bourton Village	18%	483	2,681
Chesterton	18.1%	376	2,075
Watermoor	18.3%	459	2,509
Stow	19%	422	2,226
Moreton West	21.2%	440	2,079

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

25.7% to 51.1%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 25.7% in New Mills to 51.1% in Ermin — a gap of 25.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
New Mills	25.7%	582	2,263
Watermoor	30.3%	759	2,509
Chesterton	31.2%	647	2,075
Bourton Village	32.6%	875	2,681
Tetbury Town	33.6%	660	1,963
Moreton West	33.7%	700	2,079
Stow	35.2%	783	2,226
Fairford North	35.7%	705	1,977
The Beeches	36.1%	798	2,208
Four Acres	36.2%	578	1,597
Siddington & Cerney Rural	36.7%	896	2,439
South Cerney Village	36.7%	832	2,264
Moreton East	38.1%	1,041	2,731
Abbey	38.4%	824	2,144
Campden & Vale	39.3%	2,053	5,223
Bourton Vale	40.3%	965	2,397
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	40.4%	2,068	5,121
St Michael's	40.7%	860	2,113
Tetbury with Upton	40.8%	777	1,903
Stratton	41.7%	892	2,138
Northleach	43.3%	1,055	2,439
Fosseridge	43.4%	976	2,249
Tetbury East & Rural	44%	992	2,255
The Rissingtons	44.3%	890	2,008
Blockley	44.6%	989	2,216
The Ampneys & Hampton	44.8%	1,048	2,341
Grumbolds Ash with Avening	45.1%	977	2,166
Coln Valley	46.1%	883	1,914
Chedworth & Churn Valley	47%	988	2,103
Kemble	48.4%	1,056	2,184
Sandywell	49.6%	1,073	2,162
Ermin	51.1%	1,146	2,241

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6% to 19.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6% in Ermin to 19.5% in Watermoor — a gap of 13.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ermin	6%	66	1,104
The Rissingtons	7.2%	74	1,028
Sandywell	7.6%	86	1,126
Chedworth & Churn Valley	7.8%	82	1,053
Coln Valley	8%	81	1,018
Grumbolds Ash with Avening	8.2%	89	1,086
Stratton	8.5%	95	1,117
Fosseridge	8.6%	103	1,194
The Ampneys & Hampton	8.8%	104	1,184
Bourton Vale	9.2%	115	1,254
Kemble	9.3%	102	1,097
Fairford North	9.8%	99	1,013
Northleach	9.8%	128	1,304
Tetbury East & Rural	10.4%	133	1,280
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	10.6%	293	2,772
Moreton East	10.7%	159	1,480
Tetbury Town	10.8%	114	1,051
Blockley	10.9%	128	1,174
Siddington & Cerney Rural	11.3%	128	1,132
Campden & Vale	11.4%	324	2,837
Tetbury with Upton	11.6%	124	1,071
Four Acres	12.2%	108	883
St Michael's	13.2%	173	1,314
Bourton Village	13.2%	194	1,469
South Cerney Village	13.2%	157	1,186
The Beeches	13.3%	153	1,147
Stow	14.1%	172	1,221
Abbey	14.2%	154	1,082
Chesterton	14.9%	148	992
Moreton West	15%	184	1,226
New Mills	15.1%	181	1,198
Watermoor	19.5%	295	1,514

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3.6% to 34.4%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 3.6% in Stratton to 34.4% in Watermoor — a gap of 30.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stratton	3.6%	40	1,115
Ermin	7%	77	1,099
The Rissingtons	7.9%	81	1,025
Sandywell	8.1%	91	1,130
Chedworth & Churn Valley	9.8%	103	1,056
The Ampneys & Hampton	10.1%	119	1,182
Four Acres	10.2%	90	883
Fosseridge	10.4%	124	1,194
Bourton Vale	11.1%	139	1,255
Tetbury East & Rural	11.2%	143	1,281
Grumbolds Ash with Avening	11.3%	123	1,086
Siddington & Cerney Rural	11.8%	134	1,132
Kemble	11.8%	130	1,098
Coln Valley	12.4%	126	1,020
South Cerney Village	14.8%	175	1,185
St Michael's	14.9%	196	1,317
Northleach	15%	195	1,304
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	15.2%	421	2,773
Fairford North	15.3%	155	1,015
Campden & Vale	15.8%	448	2,838
Moreton West	15.9%	195	1,225
Abbey	16%	173	1,082
Stow	16.2%	197	1,219
Tetbury with Upton	16.8%	180	1,069
Blockley	17%	200	1,175
Moreton East	20.1%	297	1,480
Bourton Village	20.1%	296	1,469
Tetbury Town	22.5%	236	1,048
Chesterton	24.3%	240	988
New Mills	24.8%	298	1,200
The Beeches	25.2%	289	1,147
Watermoor	34.4%	521	1,513

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32 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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