Electoral wardE05011780
Willesborough ward, Ashford
Willesborough is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,718 residents in 2,667 households — 2,385 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford East division.
Residents, 20216,718council ward average 3,382
Households2,6672.52 residents per household
Density2,385/ km²about 2.82 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+21.1%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 375
5–96.5% · 439
10–157.3% · 493
16–194.0% · 267
20–244.7% · 317
25–3412.3% · 827
35–4919.0% · 1,279
50–6419.4% · 1,307
65–7411.4% · 768
75–846.8% · 457
85+2.9% · 192
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.6% · 442
1 car or van40.2% · 1,073
2 cars or vans32.1% · 856
3 or more11.1% · 296
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright36.8% · 983
With mortgage33.7% · 899
Shared ownership1.3% · 35
Social rented13.1% · 349
Private rented15.0% · 401
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house26.7% · 713
Semi-detached house41.9% · 1,118
Terraced house23.3% · 622
Purpose-built flat4.8% · 128
Converted house1.0% · 27
Other conversion1.5% · 40
Above shop / office0.5% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011780- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford East
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 39
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.