Electoral wardE05011778
Weald North ward, Ashford
Weald North is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,503 residents in 1,026 households — 73 people per km², the 30th 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, 20212,503council ward average 3,382
Households1,0262.44 residents per household
Density73/ km²about 34.24 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+25.1%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 85
5–94.9% · 124
10–157.8% · 196
16–194.2% · 104
20–244.3% · 107
25–346.8% · 171
35–4915.7% · 393
50–6427.8% · 696
65–7414.2% · 355
75–848.4% · 210
85+2.6% · 65
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.8% · 60
1 car or van28.5% · 294
2 cars or vans37.0% · 381
3 or more28.6% · 295
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright44.7% · 460
With mortgage32.2% · 331
Shared ownership1.2% · 12
Social rented11.7% · 120
Private rented10.3% · 106
Type of home
Detached house56.1% · 576
Semi-detached house28.1% · 288
Terraced house10.3% · 106
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 11
Converted house0.9% · 9
Other conversion0.8% · 8
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Caravan, mobile2.2% · 23
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011778- 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
- 35 of 39
Parishes in the ward
EgertonSmarden
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 Central25.2% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned4,343
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.