Electoral wardE05011746
Bircholt ward, Ashford
Bircholt is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,779 residents in 1,149 households — 82 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford Rural East division.
Residents, 20212,779council ward average 3,382
Households1,1492.42 residents per household
Density82/ km²about 33.68 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+27.0%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 117
5–95.1% · 141
10–157.8% · 218
16–193.9% · 108
20–243.2% · 89
25–347.6% · 212
35–4917.4% · 484
50–6423.8% · 660
65–7415.0% · 418
75–849.0% · 250
85+2.9% · 81
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.0% · 81
1 car or van32.0% · 368
2 cars or vans41.5% · 478
3 or more19.5% · 224
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright48.0% · 552
With mortgage32.1% · 370
Shared ownership0.9% · 10
Social rented6.1% · 70
Private rented12.9% · 149
Type of home
Detached house60.6% · 697
Semi-detached house26.0% · 299
Terraced house10.7% · 123
Purpose-built flat0.9% · 10
Converted house0.6% · 7
Other conversion0.4% · 5
Above shop / office0.5% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011746- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural East
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 31 of 39
Parishes in the ward
BrabourneBrookHastingleighSmeeth
Other wards in the same constituency
AAylesford & East Stour10.8% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned6,558BBeaver15.2% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned7,499BBockhanger21.9% 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.