Electoral wardE05011768
Singleton East ward, Ashford
Singleton East is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,682 residents in 1,204 households — 3,572 people per km², the 24th 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 West divisions.
Residents, 20212,682council ward average 3,382
Households1,2042.23 residents per household
Density3,572/ km²about 0.75 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+18.0%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 172
5–96.6% · 176
10–156.2% · 167
16–193.2% · 86
20–245.4% · 144
25–3414.7% · 394
35–4921.3% · 572
50–6418.2% · 488
65–749.4% · 251
75–846.3% · 170
85+2.3% · 62
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.8% · 166
1 car or van47.2% · 568
2 cars or vans30.1% · 362
3 or more9.0% · 108
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright27.3% · 328
With mortgage37.7% · 454
Shared ownership0.6% · 7
Social rented4.8% · 58
Private rented29.6% · 356
Type of home
Detached house25.3% · 305
Semi-detached house31.7% · 382
Terraced house28.6% · 345
Purpose-built flat13.3% · 160
Converted house0.4% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011768- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford South, Ashford Rural West
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 39
Parishes in the ward
Great Chart with Singleton
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.