Electoral wardE05011765
Rolvenden & Tenterden West ward, Ashford
Rolvenden & Tenterden West is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,373 residents in 1,070 households — 55 people per km², the 35th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Weald of Kent constituency; for county elections it is in the Tenterden division.
Residents, 20212,373council ward average 3,382
Households1,0702.22 residents per household
Density55/ km²about 43.15 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+33.0%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 106
5–94.7% · 111
10–155.7% · 135
16–193.2% · 76
20–244.1% · 98
25–347.6% · 181
35–4913.5% · 320
50–6423.7% · 562
65–7416.9% · 400
75–8412.5% · 296
85+3.7% · 88
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.9% · 84
1 car or van39.0% · 417
2 cars or vans33.8% · 362
3 or more19.3% · 207
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright48.8% · 522
With mortgage22.3% · 238
Shared ownership1.0% · 11
Social rented12.7% · 136
Private rented15.1% · 161
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house46.4% · 496
Semi-detached house31.1% · 333
Terraced house14.6% · 156
Purpose-built flat5.2% · 56
Converted house1.1% · 12
Other conversion0.7% · 7
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011765- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Tenterden
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 38 of 39
Parishes in the ward
NewendenRolvendenTenterden
Other wards in the same constituency
BBiddenden29.2% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned3,044CCharing31.4% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned2,712DDowns North25.0% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned2,581DDowns West22.4% aged 65+ · 89.7% owned1,333GGoat Lees15.1% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned3,365IIsle of Oxney28.9% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned2,728KKingsnorth Village & Bridgefield14.1% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned2,569SSaxon Shore25.9% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,644TTenterden North40.7% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned2,148TTenterden South33.8% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned2,752TTenterden St Michael's31.1% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,742UUpper Weald25.5% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned2,636WWeald Central25.2% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned4,343WWeald North25.1% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned2,503
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.