Electoral wardE05015479
Goat Lees ward, Ashford
Goat Lees is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,365 residents in 1,298 households — 246 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford and Weald of Kent constituencies; for county elections it is in the Ashford Rural West and Ashford Rural East divisions.
Residents, 20213,365council ward average 3,382
Households1,2982.59 residents per household
Density246/ km²about 13.65 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+15.1%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 22.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 182
5–97.8% · 263
10–158.8% · 296
16–195.4% · 180
20–244.9% · 165
25–3411.2% · 377
35–4921.5% · 722
50–6419.9% · 668
65–749.2% · 308
75–844.7% · 157
85+1.3% · 44
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.9% · 155
1 car or van37.0% · 482
2 cars or vans37.7% · 490
3 or more13.4% · 174
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright28.2% · 368
With mortgage37.1% · 483
Shared ownership1.8% · 24
Social rented13.6% · 177
Private rented19.3% · 251
Type of home
Detached house41.4% · 538
Semi-detached house18.7% · 243
Terraced house28.6% · 371
Purpose-built flat9.7% · 126
Converted house0.8% · 10
Other conversion0.5% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015479- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural West, Ashford Rural East
- Constituency
- Ashford, Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 39
Parishes in the ward
Boughton AluphKennington
Other wards in the same constituency
AAylesford & East Stour10.8% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned6,558BBeaver15.2% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned7,499BBiddenden29.2% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned3,044BBircholt27.0% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,779BBockhanger21.9% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned2,420BBybrook22.3% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned3,364CCharing31.4% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned2,712CConningbrook & Little Burton Farm10.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned2,104DDowns North25.0% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned2,581DDowns West22.4% aged 65+ · 89.7% owned1,333FFurley17.4% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned6,332GGodinton14.3% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned2,845HHighfield18.3% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned2,448IIsle of Oxney28.9% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned2,728
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.