Electoral wardE05009812
Ferring ward, Arun
Ferring is one of 23 electoral wards of Arun District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,853 residents in 2,368 households — 1,266 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Worthing West constituency; for county elections it is in the East Preston & Ferring division.
Residents, 20214,853council ward average 7,169
Households2,3682.05 residents per household
Density1,266/ km²about 3.83 km² · Arun 746
Aged 65+46.6%Arun: 28.4% · under 16: 9.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.3% · 112
5–93.0% · 144
10–153.7% · 180
16–192.5% · 120
20–243.2% · 154
25–345.3% · 258
35–4911.1% · 538
50–6422.4% · 1,085
65–7421.2% · 1,030
75–8417.1% · 831
85+8.3% · 402
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.4% · 294
1 car or van47.7% · 1,131
2 cars or vans29.7% · 703
3 or more10.2% · 241
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Arun overall: 71.2% owned, 9.3% social rented, 18.2% private rented.
Owned outright64.0% · 1,517
With mortgage22.5% · 532
Shared ownership0.5% · 11
Social rented2.2% · 53
Private rented10.8% · 255
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house69.5% · 1,647
Semi-detached house16.2% · 385
Terraced house3.2% · 77
Purpose-built flat8.2% · 195
Converted house0.8% · 20
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office1.0% · 24
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 16
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009812- Council
- Arun District Council
- County council
- West Sussex County Council
- County division
- East Preston & Ferring
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 23
Parishes in the ward
Ferring
Other wards in the same constituency
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.