Tidenham · Forest of Dean
Tidenham: your neighbourhood
Tidenham electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
What stands out here?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 36.6% here, compared with 28.8% across Forest of Dean (7.9 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: 14.4% here, compared with 18.4% across Forest of Dean (3.9 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 →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 14.1% here, compared with 17.1% across Forest of Dean (3 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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
25.1%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents
1,799 out of 7,169.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
4.9%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
348 out of 7,169.
Source and method →People counted in the census
7,16921 March 2021 · Tidenham
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents
7,169 out of 7,169.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
36.6%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
Residents aged 16 and over
2,178 out of 5,945.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
47.9%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
1,370 out of 2,862.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
14.1%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
404 out of 2,862.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
41.4%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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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
2,463 out of 5,952.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
56.4%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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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
3,354 out of 5,952.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
2.9%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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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
174 out of 5,952.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
14.4%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
Residents aged 16 and over
858 out of 5,945.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
13%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
382 out of 2,863.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
29.1%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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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
1,730 out of 5,952.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
10%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
293 out of 2,863.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
2.3%21 March 2021 · Tidenham
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
135 out of 5,952.
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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