Electoral wardE05011747
Bockhanger ward, Ashford
Bockhanger is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,420 residents in 989 households — 1,402 people per km², the 34th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford Central division.
Residents, 20212,420council ward average 3,382
Households9892.45 residents per household
Density1,402/ km²about 1.73 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+21.9%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 22.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 137
5–97.5% · 181
10–158.9% · 216
16–195.1% · 123
20–243.8% · 91
25–3412.5% · 302
35–4918.8% · 456
50–6415.9% · 384
65–7411.3% · 274
75–848.1% · 197
85+2.5% · 60
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.6% · 214
1 car or van45.4% · 450
2 cars or vans25.9% · 257
3 or more7.1% · 70
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright32.6% · 323
With mortgage27.2% · 269
Shared ownership0.3% · 3
Social rented27.8% · 275
Private rented11.9% · 118
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house9.6% · 95
Semi-detached house38.0% · 376
Terraced house41.5% · 410
Purpose-built flat10.5% · 104
Converted house0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011747- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Central
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 20 of 39
Parishes in the ward
Kennington
Other wards in the same constituency
AAylesford & East Stour10.8% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned6,558BBeaver15.2% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned7,499BBircholt27.0% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,779BBybrook22.3% 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.