Electoral wardE05011201
Ashdown ward, Hastings
Ashdown is one of 16 electoral wards of Hastings Borough Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,547 residents in 2,174 households — 1,710 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hastings and Rye constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashdown & Conquest division.
Residents, 20215,547council ward average 5,687
Households2,1742.55 residents per household
Density1,710/ km²about 3.24 km² · Hastings 3,052
Aged 65+19.8%Hastings: 20.3% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 276
5–95.9% · 328
10–157.9% · 439
16–194.5% · 248
20–245.1% · 285
25–3410.9% · 607
35–4918.5% · 1,027
50–6422.4% · 1,242
65–7411.7% · 648
75–846.3% · 350
85+1.8% · 98
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.0% · 261
1 car or van38.2% · 829
2 cars or vans34.4% · 748
3 or more15.4% · 334
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hastings overall: 56.6% owned, 14.3% social rented, 28.6% private rented.
Owned outright38.1% · 829
With mortgage37.8% · 822
Shared ownership0.4% · 8
Social rented8.4% · 182
Private rented15.4% · 334
Type of home
Detached house49.5% · 1,076
Semi-detached house19.4% · 422
Terraced house17.6% · 382
Purpose-built flat9.2% · 201
Converted house0.8% · 18
Other conversion0.5% · 10
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile2.8% · 61
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011201- Council
- Hastings Borough Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Ashdown & Conquest
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
BBaird19.6% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned5,494BBraybrooke21.1% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned5,436CCastle15.4% aged 65+ · 39.9% owned6,877CCentral St Leonards18.0% aged 65+ · 32.8% owned6,939CConquest24.4% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned5,082GGensing15.9% aged 65+ · 45.4% owned6,740HHollington14.1% aged 65+ · 45.7% owned5,795MMaze Hill28.9% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned5,453OOld Hastings24.6% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned5,273OOre19.7% aged 65+ · 60.1% owned5,658SSilverhill22.1% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned5,781SSt Helens34.4% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned4,790TTressell12.4% aged 65+ · 48.3% owned5,298WWest St Leonards19.1% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned4,929
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.