Electoral wardE05011775
Victoria ward, Ashford
Victoria is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,172 residents in 3,062 households — 2,711 people per km², the 2nd 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 Central divisions.
Residents, 20217,172council ward average 3,382
Households3,0622.34 residents per household
Density2,711/ km²about 2.65 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+12.5%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 459
5–95.7% · 408
10–156.2% · 448
16–194.3% · 310
20–247.4% · 533
25–3419.9% · 1,430
35–4919.9% · 1,428
50–6417.6% · 1,259
65–746.8% · 488
75–844.5% · 322
85+1.2% · 87
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.3% · 990
1 car or van44.3% · 1,356
2 cars or vans17.1% · 524
3 or more6.3% · 192
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright18.5% · 568
With mortgage24.2% · 740
Shared ownership1.9% · 57
Social rented22.1% · 678
Private rented32.9% · 1,006
Lives rent free0.4% · 13
Type of home
Detached house7.0% · 215
Semi-detached house26.3% · 805
Terraced house25.8% · 789
Purpose-built flat33.8% · 1,035
Converted house2.8% · 85
Other conversion2.3% · 69
Above shop / office2.0% · 62
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011775- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford South, Ashford Central
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 39
Council offices in this ward
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.