Electoral wardE05014946
Ash Wharf ward, Guildford
Ash Wharf is one of 21 electoral wards of Guildford Borough Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,115 residents in 2,602 households — 2,966 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Guildford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ash division.
Residents, 20216,115council ward average 6,840
Households2,6022.35 residents per household
Density2,966/ km²about 2.06 km² · Guildford 530
Aged 65+18.6%Guildford: 17.5% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 335
5–96.5% · 398
10–156.5% · 395
16–194.2% · 260
20–245.1% · 313
25–3412.9% · 791
35–4920.2% · 1,234
50–6420.5% · 1,258
65–749.6% · 590
75–846.5% · 396
85+2.5% · 152
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.3% · 345
1 car or van40.1% · 1,043
2 cars or vans33.1% · 861
3 or more13.6% · 354
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Guildford overall: 66.3% owned, 12.7% social rented, 19.6% private rented.
Owned outright31.7% · 825
With mortgage34.0% · 886
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented24.0% · 626
Private rented9.6% · 251
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house19.6% · 509
Semi-detached house40.8% · 1,061
Terraced house19.2% · 499
Purpose-built flat17.3% · 449
Converted house2.3% · 61
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014946- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- County council
- Surrey Quarter Sessions
- County division
- Ash
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Ash
Other wards in the same constituency
AAsh South18.3% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned5,485AAsh Vale20.3% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned7,124BBellfields & Slyfield13.2% aged 65+ · 47.8% owned6,377BBurpham17.0% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned7,570CCastle17.4% aged 65+ · 61.4% owned10,735CClandon & Horsley25.4% aged 65+ · 83.4% owned8,865EEffingham22.8% aged 65+ · 82.8% owned2,722MMerrow19.2% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned8,065OOnslow9.7% aged 65+ · 51.1% owned8,974SSend & Lovelace24.6% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned6,856SSt Nicolas20.7% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned2,919SStoke6.9% aged 65+ · 36.7% owned6,287SStoughton North14.0% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned6,416SStoughton South15.0% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned5,837
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.