Electoral wardE05011777
Weald Central ward, Ashford
Weald Central is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,343 residents in 1,740 households — 80 people per km², the 8th 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 and Tenterden divisions.
Residents, 20214,343council ward average 3,382
Households1,7402.5 residents per household
Density80/ km²about 54.02 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+25.2%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 230
5–94.9% · 213
10–156.8% · 295
16–194.5% · 196
20–244.3% · 189
25–349.5% · 415
35–4914.8% · 642
50–6424.7% · 1,072
65–7412.7% · 551
75–848.6% · 376
85+3.9% · 168
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.8% · 135
1 car or van35.3% · 615
2 cars or vans34.9% · 608
3 or more22.0% · 382
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright42.6% · 742
With mortgage30.4% · 529
Shared ownership0.5% · 8
Social rented12.0% · 209
Private rented14.3% · 249
Lives rent free0.2% · 3
Type of home
Detached house47.4% · 825
Semi-detached house29.0% · 505
Terraced house15.0% · 262
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 46
Converted house0.7% · 13
Other conversion0.6% · 10
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Caravan, mobile4.2% · 74
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011777- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural West, Tenterden
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 32 of 39
Parishes in the ward
BethersdenGreat Chart with SingletonHigh Halden
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% owned2,742UUpper Weald25.5% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned2,636WWeald 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.