Electoral wardE05011776
Washford ward, Ashford
Washford is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,514 residents in 984 households — 5,143 people per km², the 29th 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 South divisions.
Residents, 20212,514council ward average 3,382
Households9842.55 residents per household
Density5,143/ km²about 0.49 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+13.8%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 23.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.0% · 177
5–98.1% · 205
10–157.8% · 196
16–194.0% · 101
20–244.4% · 112
25–3416.0% · 402
35–4920.0% · 503
50–6418.8% · 474
65–747.8% · 196
75–844.3% · 108
85+1.7% · 44
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.9% · 117
1 car or van45.0% · 443
2 cars or vans32.2% · 317
3 or more10.9% · 107
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright30.5% · 300
With mortgage35.6% · 350
Shared ownership1.7% · 17
Social rented11.7% · 115
Private rented20.4% · 201
Type of home
Detached house7.5% · 74
Semi-detached house55.0% · 541
Terraced house21.1% · 207
Purpose-built flat15.8% · 155
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011776- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford South, Ashford Rural South
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 39
Parishes in the ward
Great Chart with SingletonKingsnorthStanhope
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.