Electoral wardE05011779
Weald South ward, Ashford
Weald South is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,401 residents in 2,259 households — 100 people per km², the 6th 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 South division.
Residents, 20215,401council ward average 3,382
Households2,2592.39 residents per household
Density100/ km²about 54.28 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+29.6%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 229
5–94.4% · 240
10–157.0% · 379
16–194.1% · 220
20–244.0% · 218
25–347.8% · 423
35–4916.3% · 883
50–6422.4% · 1,211
65–7415.1% · 817
75–8410.9% · 591
85+3.5% · 190
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.4% · 213
1 car or van36.3% · 821
2 cars or vans35.9% · 810
3 or more18.4% · 415
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright47.1% · 1,063
With mortgage31.8% · 718
Shared ownership1.9% · 43
Social rented8.8% · 198
Private rented10.3% · 233
Lives rent free0.2% · 4
Type of home
Detached house48.2% · 1,089
Semi-detached house26.9% · 607
Terraced house13.9% · 314
Purpose-built flat2.5% · 56
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile7.7% · 175
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011779- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford Rural South
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 30 of 39
Parishes in the ward
OrlestoneShadoxhurstWarehorneWoodchurch
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.