Electoral wardE05010685
Kirkby Cross & Portland ward, Ashfield
Kirkby Cross & Portland is one of 23 electoral wards of Ashfield District Council, in Nottinghamshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,577 residents in 1,957 households — 777 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Kirkby South division.
Residents, 20214,577council ward average 5,491
Households1,9572.34 residents per household
Density777/ km²about 5.89 km² · Ashfield 1,153
Aged 65+17.7%Ashfield: 19.7% · under 16: 18.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 224
5–96.3% · 286
10–157.5% · 344
16–194.1% · 187
20–245.0% · 230
25–3412.9% · 591
35–4921.3% · 972
50–6420.4% · 931
65–7410.1% · 462
75–845.4% · 246
85+2.2% · 101
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.7% · 288
1 car or van40.2% · 787
2 cars or vans33.0% · 646
3 or more12.1% · 236
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashfield overall: 67.4% owned, 14.9% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright35.4% · 693
With mortgage38.2% · 748
Shared ownership0.4% · 7
Social rented7.1% · 138
Private rented18.9% · 370
Type of home
Detached house36.1% · 705
Semi-detached house33.8% · 661
Terraced house21.7% · 424
Purpose-built flat5.9% · 115
Converted house0.5% · 9
Other conversion0.4% · 7
Above shop / office1.1% · 22
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010685- Council
- Ashfield District Council
- County council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- County division
- Kirkby South
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 23
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey Hill19.7% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned3,522AAnnesley & Kirkby Woodhouse22.5% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned7,458AAshfields12.9% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned3,985CCarsic15.6% aged 65+ · 41.5% owned3,793GGreenwood & Summit16.3% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned7,286HHuthwaite & Brierley20.8% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned7,567JJacksdale & Westwood23.0% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned3,285KKingsway26.1% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned2,611LLarwood14.9% aged 65+ · 85.6% owned3,837LLeamington18.6% aged 65+ · 43.7% owned4,119SSelston23.8% aged 65+ · 75.0% owned6,336SSkegby24.7% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned6,718SStanton Hill & Teversal19.0% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned3,347SSutton Central & New Cross14.0% aged 65+ · 50.2% owned7,817
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.