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Forest of Dean, in numbers

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Forest of Dean local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

5.9% to 19.3%

Homes rented privately ranged from 5.9% in Pillowell to 19.3% in Cinderford West — a gap of 13.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 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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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Pillowell5.9%48819
Berry Hill7.3%1381,895
St. Briavels9.3%961,032
Lydney North9.6%75784
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook9.9%3053,091
Lydbrook10%97973
Bream11.1%2352,117
Longhope & Huntley11.2%1861,660
Dymock11.9%99832
Ruspidge12.4%1311,056
Hartpury & Redmarley12.6%2261,796
Tidenham13.3%3822,863
Newland & Sling13.5%1421,052
Newnham14.3%2932,056
Lydney East14.6%4132,831
Westbury-on-Severn14.9%117787
Coleford16.2%5703,515
Cinderford East16.7%3171,900
Newent & Taynton18.6%5562,983
Lydney West & Aylburton18.8%2131,132
Cinderford West19.3%3922,034
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9% to 7.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.9% in Hartpury & Redmarley to 7.8% in Cinderford West — a gap of 5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 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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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Hartpury & Redmarley2.9%1515,279
Dymock4.3%841,965
Westbury-on-Severn4.3%892,049
St. Briavels4.7%1102,344
Lydney North4.7%831,758
Tidenham4.9%3487,169
Newland & Sling4.9%1202,468
Pillowell4.9%941,912
Longhope & Huntley5.1%2033,945
Newent & Taynton5.2%3526,709
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook5.4%3947,343
Lydney East5.7%3756,556
Cinderford East5.8%2564,448
Bream5.8%2834,885
Berry Hill5.9%2534,324
Ruspidge5.9%1432,431
Newnham6%2824,738
Lydney West & Aylburton6.3%1522,397
Coleford6.4%4947,730
Lydbrook6.6%1482,229
Cinderford West7.8%3384,325
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People aged 65 or over

19.5% to 31.8%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 19.5% in Lydney East to 31.8% in Lydney North — a gap of 12.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 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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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Lydney East19.5%1,2776,562
Hartpury & Redmarley20.9%1,1025,281
Cinderford East21.3%9484,448
Ruspidge21.4%5202,432
Cinderford West22%9504,326
Lydbrook22.7%5072,229
Bream24.2%1,1824,885
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook25%1,8337,344
Tidenham25.1%1,7997,169
Coleford25.2%1,9527,731
Newent & Taynton25.8%1,7346,709
Newnham26.3%1,2444,738
Westbury-on-Severn27.1%5542,048
Lydney West & Aylburton27.1%6502,395
Berry Hill27.6%1,1924,323
Newland & Sling28.5%7042,469
Pillowell29.3%5591,911
Dymock29.7%5831,964
Longhope & Huntley31%1,2243,945
St. Briavels31.3%7342,346
Lydney North31.8%5591,759
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.6% to 26.5%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 10.6% in Hartpury & Redmarley to 26.5% in Cinderford West — a gap of 15.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 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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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Hartpury & Redmarley10.6%4944,650
Dymock14.3%2411,683
St. Briavels14.3%2892,015
Tidenham14.4%8585,945
Longhope & Huntley16.2%5483,375
Newnham17.2%6924,027
Ruspidge17.8%3572,007
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook17.9%1,0956,128
Lydney North18%2761,531
Pillowell18.5%3061,653
Westbury-on-Severn18.5%3281,771
Lydbrook18.7%3501,876
Newland & Sling18.8%4012,128
Bream18.9%7724,089
Newent & Taynton19.1%1,0595,558
Lydney West & Aylburton19.1%3912,052
Lydney East19.5%1,0295,265
Berry Hill20.3%7493,681
Coleford22.2%1,4226,408
Cinderford East22.7%8233,630
Cinderford West26.5%9463,574
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17.9% to 40.8%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 17.9% in Cinderford West to 40.8% in St. Briavels — a gap of 23 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 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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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Cinderford West17.9%6393,574
Cinderford East21.1%7663,630
Lydney East22.6%1,1915,265
Lydney North23.2%3551,531
Coleford24.2%1,5496,408
Ruspidge24.3%4872,007
Berry Hill26.2%9633,681
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook26.7%1,6386,128
Bream27%1,1024,089
Lydney West & Aylburton28.2%5782,052
Pillowell28.6%4731,653
Lydbrook30.9%5791,876
Westbury-on-Severn30.9%5471,771
Hartpury & Redmarley31.8%1,4804,650
Newent & Taynton32.5%1,8085,558
Longhope & Huntley32.7%1,1043,375
Newland & Sling33.5%7122,128
Newnham34.2%1,3784,027
Tidenham36.6%2,1785,945
Dymock40.1%6751,683
St. Briavels40.8%8232,015
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.1% to 26%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 11.1% in Dymock to 26% in Cinderford West — a gap of 14.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 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
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Dymock11.1%93835
Hartpury & Redmarley11.4%2041,797
St. Briavels12.3%1271,033
Longhope & Huntley12.4%2071,663
Westbury-on-Severn13%102787
Lydney North13%102784
Tidenham14.1%4042,862
Newland & Sling14.3%1511,053
Newent & Taynton15.8%4712,983
Ruspidge16%1691,057
Pillowell16.1%132822
Newnham16.5%3392,053
Lydbrook16.9%164972
Bream17.2%3642,117
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook17.4%5383,091
Berry Hill17.8%3381,896
Lydney West & Aylburton18.2%2061,132
Coleford20.7%7273,515
Cinderford East21%3991,900
Lydney East21%5952,833
Cinderford West26%5292,032
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1% to 23.1%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1% in Lydney North to 23.1% in Cinderford West — a gap of 22 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 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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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Lydney North1%8784
Longhope & Huntley5.1%841,660
Westbury-on-Severn6%47787
Hartpury & Redmarley6.6%1181,796
Dymock6.7%56832
St. Briavels8%831,032
Newland & Sling8.7%911,052
Tidenham10.2%2932,863
Lydney West & Aylburton11.1%1261,132
Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook11.2%3453,091
Newnham12.2%2502,056
Pillowell12.2%100819
Cinderford East12.8%2431,900
Ruspidge13.1%1381,056
Bream13.7%2912,117
Newent & Taynton14.6%4352,983
Lydbrook14.6%142973
Berry Hill16.3%3091,895
Coleford17%5963,515
Lydney East21.5%6102,831
Cinderford West23.1%4692,034
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Berry HillBreamCinderford EastCinderford WestColefordDymockHartpury & RedmarleyLonghope & HuntleyLydbrookLydney EastLydney NorthLydney West & AylburtonMitcheldean, Ruardean & DrybrookNewent & TayntonNewland & SlingNewnhamPillowellRuspidgeSt. BriavelsTidenhamWestbury-on-Severn
21 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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Berry Hill →4,323 people · census date in profileBream →4,885 people · census date in profileCinderford East →4,448 people · census date in profileCinderford West →4,324 people · census date in profileColeford →7,731 people · census date in profileDymock →1,965 people · census date in profileHartpury & Redmarley →5,279 people · census date in profileLonghope & Huntley →3,945 people · census date in profileLydbrook →2,229 people · census date in profileLydney East →6,556 people · census date in profileLydney North →1,758 people · census date in profileLydney West & Aylburton →2,395 people · census date in profileMitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook →7,344 people · census date in profileNewent & Taynton →6,709 people · census date in profileNewland & Sling →2,469 people · census date in profileNewnham →4,738 people · census date in profilePillowell →1,911 people · census date in profileRuspidge →2,431 people · census date in profileSt. Briavels →2,344 people · census date in profileTidenham →7,169 people · census date in profileWestbury-on-Severn →2,050 people · census date in profile