Electoral wardE05011764
Repton ward, Ashford
Repton is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,030 residents in 1,970 households — 2,625 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford Central division.
Residents, 20215,030council ward average 3,382
Households1,9702.55 residents per household
Density2,625/ km²about 1.92 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+10.1%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 23.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.1% · 409
5–97.8% · 390
10–157.9% · 397
16–194.2% · 212
20–245.2% · 262
25–3419.4% · 974
35–4923.3% · 1,172
50–6414.0% · 706
65–745.2% · 263
75–843.1% · 155
85+1.8% · 90
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.1% · 238
1 car or van46.0% · 906
2 cars or vans32.8% · 646
3 or more9.2% · 181
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright15.6% · 308
With mortgage43.8% · 863
Shared ownership3.2% · 63
Social rented13.8% · 272
Private rented23.5% · 464
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house26.2% · 516
Semi-detached house29.1% · 574
Terraced house13.8% · 271
Purpose-built flat29.3% · 577
Converted house0.7% · 13
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.8% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011764- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Central
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 15 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% owned2,104FFurley17.4% 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% owned2,275MMersham, 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% owned2,484
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.