Electoral wardE05011753
Furley ward, Ashford
Furley is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,332 residents in 2,579 households — 2,850 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford South and Ashford Central divisions.
Residents, 20216,332council ward average 3,382
Households2,5792.46 residents per household
Density2,850/ km²about 2.22 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+17.4%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 374
5–96.1% · 387
10–156.6% · 415
16–194.3% · 274
20–245.7% · 364
25–3415.8% · 1,003
35–4919.4% · 1,230
50–6418.7% · 1,182
65–749.7% · 615
75–845.7% · 363
85+2.0% · 126
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.1% · 596
1 car or van43.8% · 1,129
2 cars or vans25.3% · 652
3 or more7.8% · 202
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright30.7% · 793
With mortgage28.6% · 739
Shared ownership0.4% · 10
Social rented12.2% · 314
Private rented28.1% · 724
Type of home
Detached house14.8% · 382
Semi-detached house35.4% · 912
Terraced house30.4% · 783
Purpose-built flat13.6% · 351
Converted house4.2% · 108
Other conversion0.7% · 18
Above shop / office0.9% · 24
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011753- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford South, Ashford Central
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 39
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% owned2,779BBockhanger21.9% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned2,420BBybrook22.3% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned3,364CConningbrook & Little Burton Farm10.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned2,104GGoat 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.