Electoral wardE05011744
Beaver ward, Ashford
Beaver is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,499 residents in 2,867 households — 6,248 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford South division.
Residents, 20217,499council ward average 3,382
Households2,8672.62 residents per household
Density6,248/ km²about 1.20 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+15.2%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 21.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 496
5–97.3% · 545
10–157.9% · 590
16–194.5% · 334
20–245.4% · 402
25–3415.7% · 1,176
35–4918.9% · 1,419
50–6418.7% · 1,400
65–748.6% · 648
75–844.8% · 359
85+1.7% · 130
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.0% · 745
1 car or van41.7% · 1,195
2 cars or vans23.6% · 678
3 or more8.7% · 250
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright21.5% · 616
With mortgage29.3% · 839
Shared ownership1.8% · 52
Social rented31.5% · 902
Private rented15.6% · 446
Lives rent free0.4% · 12
Type of home
Detached house7.3% · 209
Semi-detached house39.5% · 1,132
Terraced house34.5% · 990
Purpose-built flat15.6% · 447
Converted house2.4% · 68
Other conversion0.3% · 9
Above shop / office0.4% · 12
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011744- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford South
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 39
Other wards in the same constituency
AAylesford & East Stour10.8% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned6,558BBircholt27.0% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,779BBockhanger21.9% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned2,420BBybrook22.3% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned3,364CConningbrook & Little Burton Farm10.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned2,104FFurley17.4% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned6,332GGoat Lees15.1% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned3,365GGodinton14.3% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned2,845HHighfield18.3% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned2,448KKennington29.9% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned2,275MMersham, Sevington South with Finberry12.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned2,683NNorman14.6% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned3,059PPark Farm North10.8% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned2,484PPark Farm South12.0% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned2,700
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.