Electoral wardE05011830
Steyning & Ashurst ward, Horsham
Steyning & Ashurst is one of 22 electoral wards of Horsham District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,101 residents in 2,775 households — 237 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Arundel and South Downs constituency; for county elections it is in the Bramber Castle division.
Residents, 20216,101council ward average 6,672
Households2,7752.2 residents per household
Density237/ km²about 25.76 km² · Horsham 277
Aged 65+31.7%Horsham: 22.8% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 197
5–94.3% · 262
10–157.4% · 452
16–195.0% · 307
20–243.4% · 209
25–346.6% · 404
35–4915.1% · 920
50–6423.2% · 1,414
65–7415.8% · 964
75–8411.3% · 692
85+4.6% · 280
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.5% · 319
1 car or van41.1% · 1,141
2 cars or vans33.8% · 939
3 or more13.5% · 376
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Horsham overall: 72.3% owned, 11.5% social rented, 14.5% private rented.
Owned outright50.1% · 1,391
With mortgage26.6% · 738
Shared ownership0.8% · 23
Social rented8.8% · 243
Private rented13.7% · 380
Type of home
Detached house38.5% · 1,070
Semi-detached house25.5% · 708
Terraced house20.5% · 570
Purpose-built flat11.7% · 325
Converted house1.0% · 28
Other conversion0.8% · 22
Above shop / office0.6% · 18
Caravan, mobile1.3% · 35
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011830- Council
- Horsham District Council
- County council
- West Sussex County Council
- County division
- Bramber Castle
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 22
Parishes in the ward
AshurstSteyning
Other wards in the same constituency
BBramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote28.3% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned5,354HHenfield28.9% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned5,969PPulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley27.2% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned7,392SStorrington & Washington32.8% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned9,373WWest Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington30.8% aged 65+ · 84.2% owned8,707
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.