Electoral wardE05011766
Roman ward, Ashford
Roman is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,450 residents in 1,251 households — 4,098 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford South and Ashford Rural South divisions.
Residents, 20213,450council ward average 3,382
Households1,2512.76 residents per household
Density4,098/ km²about 0.84 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+9.3%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 22.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 229
5–97.4% · 256
10–158.8% · 304
16–196.1% · 210
20–245.5% · 188
25–3414.6% · 503
35–4922.1% · 762
50–6419.6% · 676
65–746.2% · 215
75–842.5% · 87
85+0.5% · 18
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.0% · 75
1 car or van36.8% · 460
2 cars or vans40.9% · 512
3 or more16.3% · 204
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright22.8% · 285
With mortgage49.1% · 615
Shared ownership3.6% · 45
Social rented6.0% · 75
Private rented18.5% · 232
Type of home
Detached house45.7% · 571
Semi-detached house25.5% · 319
Terraced house20.0% · 250
Purpose-built flat8.3% · 104
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011766- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford South, Ashford Rural South
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 39
Parishes in the ward
KingsnorthStanhope
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.