Electoral wardE05011756
Highfield ward, Ashford
Highfield is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,448 residents in 950 households — 3,302 people per km², the 33rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford East division.
Residents, 20212,448council ward average 3,382
Households9502.58 residents per household
Density3,302/ km²about 0.74 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+18.3%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 125
5–95.4% · 133
10–158.2% · 201
16–194.6% · 112
20–244.9% · 119
25–3411.5% · 282
35–4920.9% · 512
50–6421.0% · 514
65–7411.1% · 272
75–845.6% · 138
85+1.6% · 38
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.1% · 86
1 car or van40.7% · 387
2 cars or vans35.6% · 338
3 or more14.6% · 139
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright40.7% · 385
With mortgage42.4% · 402
Shared ownership0.6% · 6
Social rented1.3% · 12
Private rented15.0% · 142
Type of home
Detached house34.3% · 326
Semi-detached house50.1% · 476
Terraced house10.9% · 104
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 33
Converted house0.4% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011756- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford East
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 39
Parishes in the ward
Sevington with Finberry
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% owned2,104FFurley17.4% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned6,332GGoat Lees15.1% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned3,365GGodinton14.3% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned2,845KKennington29.9% 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.