Electoral wardE05011769
Singleton West ward, Ashford
Singleton West is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,039 residents in 1,154 households — 5,761 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford Rural West division.
Residents, 20213,039council ward average 3,382
Households1,1542.63 residents per household
Density5,761/ km²about 0.53 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+9.2%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 23.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 217
5–97.6% · 232
10–159.1% · 277
16–194.9% · 150
20–244.6% · 139
25–3416.7% · 509
35–4922.9% · 696
50–6417.7% · 539
65–745.8% · 177
75–842.5% · 75
85+0.9% · 28
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.2% · 71
1 car or van43.2% · 499
2 cars or vans37.9% · 437
3 or more12.7% · 147
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright21.8% · 252
With mortgage45.0% · 520
Shared ownership4.0% · 46
Social rented2.8% · 32
Private rented26.3% · 304
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house31.3% · 362
Semi-detached house35.1% · 405
Terraced house23.5% · 272
Purpose-built flat9.6% · 111
Converted house0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011769- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural West
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 3 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.