Electoral wardE05011758
Kennington ward, Ashford
Kennington is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,275 residents in 933 households — 838 people per km², the 36th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford Rural East and Ashford Central divisions.
Residents, 20212,275council ward average 3,382
Households9332.44 residents per household
Density838/ km²about 2.72 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+29.9%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 82
5–94.9% · 111
10–156.9% · 158
16–194.9% · 111
20–244.1% · 93
25–347.4% · 168
35–4916.1% · 367
50–6422.2% · 506
65–7415.1% · 344
75–8410.6% · 242
85+4.2% · 95
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.3% · 105
1 car or van36.7% · 342
2 cars or vans37.9% · 354
3 or more14.1% · 132
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright54.1% · 503
With mortgage33.7% · 313
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented1.5% · 14
Private rented10.6% · 99
Type of home
Detached house45.5% · 425
Semi-detached house41.0% · 383
Terraced house8.8% · 82
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 29
Converted house1.0% · 9
Other conversion0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011758- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural East, Ashford Central
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 39
Parishes in the ward
Kennington
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% owned2,845HHighfield18.3% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned2,448MMersham, 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.