Electoral wardE05011767
Saxon Shore ward, Ashford
Saxon Shore is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,644 residents in 1,072 households — 61 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Weald of Kent constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford Rural East and Ashford Rural South divisions.
Residents, 20212,644council ward average 3,382
Households1,0722.47 residents per household
Density61/ km²about 43.27 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+25.9%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 123
5–95.9% · 155
10–156.7% · 176
16–194.0% · 105
20–244.1% · 108
25–347.7% · 204
35–4917.8% · 472
50–6423.3% · 617
65–7414.5% · 384
75–848.6% · 227
85+2.8% · 74
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.8% · 62
1 car or van33.4% · 358
2 cars or vans37.2% · 399
3 or more23.6% · 253
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright45.2% · 485
With mortgage33.2% · 356
Shared ownership3.3% · 35
Social rented9.9% · 106
Private rented8.5% · 91
Type of home
Detached house60.4% · 647
Semi-detached house21.8% · 234
Terraced house11.1% · 119
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 29
Converted house0.5% · 5
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile3.5% · 37
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011767- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural East, Ashford Rural South
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 36 of 39
Parishes in the ward
AldingtonBilsingtonBonningtonRuckinge
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% owned2,569RRolvenden & Tenterden West33.0% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned2,373TTenterden 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.