Electoral wardE05011745
Biddenden ward, Ashford
Biddenden is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,044 residents in 1,293 households — 102 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Weald of Kent constituency; for county elections it is in the Tenterden division.
Residents, 20213,044council ward average 3,382
Households1,2932.35 residents per household
Density102/ km²about 29.87 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+29.2%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 132
5–94.7% · 143
10–157.0% · 213
16–193.3% · 101
20–243.7% · 113
25–348.5% · 259
35–4915.2% · 461
50–6424.1% · 732
65–7415.3% · 466
75–8411.0% · 334
85+2.9% · 88
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.0% · 90
1 car or van39.1% · 505
2 cars or vans34.0% · 440
3 or more20.0% · 258
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright52.0% · 671
With mortgage27.2% · 351
Shared ownership1.4% · 18
Social rented9.7% · 125
Private rented9.8% · 126
Type of home
Detached house47.6% · 615
Semi-detached house22.8% · 294
Terraced house10.7% · 138
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 34
Converted house0.4% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile15.4% · 199
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011745- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Tenterden
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 29 of 39
Parishes in the ward
Biddenden
Other wards in the same constituency
CCharing31.4% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned2,712DDowns North25.0% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned2,581DDowns West22.4% aged 65+ · 89.7% owned1,333GGoat Lees15.1% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned3,365IIsle of Oxney28.9% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned2,728KKingsnorth Village & Bridgefield14.1% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned2,569RRolvenden & Tenterden West33.0% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned2,373SSaxon Shore25.9% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,644TTenterden North40.7% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned2,148TTenterden South33.8% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned2,752TTenterden St Michael's31.1% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,742UUpper Weald25.5% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned2,636WWeald Central25.2% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned4,343WWeald North25.1% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned2,503
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.