Electoral wardE05011751
Downs North ward, Ashford
Downs North is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,581 residents in 1,068 households — 56 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Weald of Kent constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford Rural East division.
Residents, 20212,581council ward average 3,382
Households1,0682.42 residents per household
Density56/ km²about 46.34 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+25.0%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 102
5–95.8% · 150
10–158.9% · 228
16–193.8% · 99
20–242.6% · 67
25–348.3% · 214
35–4918.4% · 474
50–6423.3% · 599
65–7413.2% · 341
75–849.2% · 237
85+2.5% · 65
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.4% · 58
1 car or van34.9% · 373
2 cars or vans39.3% · 420
3 or more20.3% · 217
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright42.0% · 449
With mortgage31.5% · 337
Shared ownership0.7% · 8
Social rented10.1% · 108
Private rented15.5% · 166
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house48.5% · 518
Semi-detached house31.0% · 331
Terraced house16.7% · 178
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 8
Converted house0.7% · 7
Other conversion0.8% · 9
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 16
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011751- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural East
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 37 of 39
Parishes in the ward
ChilhamCrundaleGodmershamMolash
Other wards in the same constituency
BBiddenden29.2% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned3,044CCharing31.4% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned2,712DDowns 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.