Electoral wardE05011774
Upper Weald ward, Ashford
Upper Weald is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,636 residents in 1,088 households — 80 people per km², the 26th 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 West division.
Residents, 20212,636council ward average 3,382
Households1,0882.42 residents per household
Density80/ km²about 32.79 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+25.5%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 89
5–96.5% · 171
10–157.1% · 186
16–193.7% · 98
20–243.9% · 104
25–348.5% · 224
35–4916.2% · 428
50–6425.2% · 663
65–7414.4% · 379
75–848.4% · 222
85+2.7% · 72
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.2% · 89
1 car or van34.6% · 376
2 cars or vans35.8% · 389
3 or more21.4% · 233
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright38.3% · 416
With mortgage31.2% · 339
Shared ownership0.6% · 7
Social rented16.4% · 178
Private rented13.3% · 144
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house41.9% · 456
Semi-detached house32.7% · 356
Terraced house18.7% · 203
Purpose-built flat3.3% · 36
Converted house0.5% · 5
Other conversion0.7% · 8
Above shop / office0.6% · 7
Caravan, mobile1.6% · 17
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011774- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural West
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 32 of 39
Parishes in the ward
CharingHothfieldLittle ChartPluckley
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% owned2,373SSaxon 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% owned2,742WWeald 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.