Electoral wardE05015478
Downs West ward, Ashford
Downs West is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 1,333 residents in 503 households — 75 people per km², the 39th 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 West division.
Residents, 20211,333council ward average 3,382
Households5032.65 residents per household
Density75/ km²about 17.75 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+22.4%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 64
5–95.8% · 78
10–157.9% · 106
16–194.6% · 62
20–243.7% · 49
25–348.6% · 115
35–4918.2% · 243
50–6423.8% · 318
65–7412.6% · 168
75–847.0% · 93
85+2.8% · 38
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.2% · 21
1 car or van24.3% · 122
2 cars or vans44.8% · 225
3 or more26.7% · 134
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright47.5% · 239
With mortgage42.1% · 212
Shared ownership0.6% · 3
Social rented3.0% · 15
Private rented6.8% · 34
Type of home
Detached house70.3% · 353
Semi-detached house22.1% · 111
Terraced house5.6% · 28
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 2
Other conversion0.6% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015478- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural West
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 34 of 39
Parishes in the ward
Boughton AluphChallockEastwellWestwell
Other wards in the same constituency
BBiddenden29.2% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned3,044CCharing31.4% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned2,712DDowns North25.0% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned2,581GGoat 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 v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 1 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.