Electoral wardE05014539
Ashton ward, Fylde
Ashton is one of 17 electoral wards of Fylde Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,808 residents in 2,708 households — 5,102 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Fylde constituency; for county elections it is in the St. Annes North and St. Annes South divisions.
Residents, 20215,808council ward average 4,787
Households2,7082.14 residents per household
Density5,102/ km²about 1.14 km² · Fylde 491
Aged 65+20.4%Fylde: 27.8% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 244
5–95.4% · 316
10–157.1% · 411
16–193.9% · 224
20–244.4% · 257
25–3411.9% · 689
35–4918.3% · 1,064
50–6424.4% · 1,419
65–7411.5% · 670
75–846.2% · 360
85+2.6% · 152
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.2% · 709
1 car or van42.1% · 1,141
2 cars or vans25.0% · 677
3 or more6.8% · 183
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Fylde overall: 71.7% owned, 8.3% social rented, 19.2% private rented.
Owned outright33.2% · 899
With mortgage27.6% · 748
Shared ownership0.3% · 8
Social rented7.1% · 191
Private rented31.8% · 860
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house12.2% · 331
Semi-detached house38.1% · 1,032
Terraced house19.0% · 514
Purpose-built flat14.3% · 387
Converted house11.2% · 304
Other conversion1.0% · 26
Above shop / office4.1% · 111
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014539- Council
- Fylde Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- St. Annes North, St. Annes South
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 17
Parishes in the ward
Saint Anne's on the Sea
Other wards in the same constituency
AAnsdell & Fairhaven32.6% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned4,166CCarnegie37.6% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned4,323FFreckleton Village31.6% aged 65+ · 82.0% owned4,101HHeyhouses32.3% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned7,920KKilgrimol34.3% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned5,235KKilnhouse31.1% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned5,247KKirkham21.6% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned7,884LLytham East21.9% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned4,614LLytham West43.8% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned3,870MMedlar-with-Wesham14.8% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned4,474PPark37.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned3,668RRural East Fylde24.4% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned4,991RRural North Fylde29.8% aged 65+ · 82.7% owned3,047SStaining16.3% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned3,468
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.