Electoral wardE05011760
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry ward, Ashford
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,683 residents in 1,045 households — 185 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford Rural East division.
Residents, 20212,683council ward average 3,382
Households1,0452.57 residents per household
Density185/ km²about 14.48 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+12.0%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 23.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–49.4% · 252
5–97.6% · 203
10–156.6% · 178
16–193.1% · 83
20–244.6% · 124
25–3418.4% · 495
35–4920.9% · 561
50–6417.3% · 464
65–746.6% · 177
75–844.0% · 107
85+1.5% · 39
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.6% · 59
1 car or van36.8% · 385
2 cars or vans43.0% · 449
3 or more14.5% · 152
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright24.3% · 254
With mortgage46.7% · 488
Shared ownership7.9% · 83
Social rented8.2% · 86
Private rented12.8% · 134
Type of home
Detached house47.4% · 495
Semi-detached house25.2% · 263
Terraced house17.4% · 182
Purpose-built flat8.4% · 88
Converted house0.5% · 5
Other conversion0.4% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011760- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural East
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 26 of 39
Parishes in the ward
MershamSevington 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% owned2,845HHighfield18.3% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned2,448KKennington29.9% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned2,275NNorman14.6% 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.