Electoral wardE05010694
The Dales ward, Ashfield
The Dales is one of 23 electoral wards of Ashfield District Council, in Nottinghamshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,287 residents in 1,483 households — 3,854 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Sutton North division.
Residents, 20213,287council ward average 5,491
Households1,4832.22 residents per household
Density3,854/ km²about 0.85 km² · Ashfield 1,153
Aged 65+26.8%Ashfield: 19.7% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 144
5–94.9% · 162
10–156.0% · 198
16–193.6% · 118
20–244.7% · 153
25–3410.5% · 346
35–4916.4% · 540
50–6422.7% · 746
65–7413.3% · 437
75–8410.7% · 353
85+2.8% · 92
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.6% · 275
1 car or van45.1% · 668
2 cars or vans26.0% · 385
3 or more10.4% · 154
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashfield overall: 67.4% owned, 14.9% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright48.3% · 715
With mortgage29.3% · 434
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented5.0% · 74
Private rented17.1% · 253
Type of home
Detached house40.8% · 604
Semi-detached house37.1% · 550
Terraced house17.4% · 257
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 39
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.4% · 6
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 20
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010694- Council
- Ashfield District Council
- County council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- County division
- Sutton North
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 4 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% owned2,611KKirkby Cross & Portland17.7% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned4,577LLarwood14.9% 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% owned3,347
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.