Electoral wardE05011833
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward, Horsham
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington is one of 22 electoral wards of Horsham District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,707 residents in 3,669 households — 171 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Arundel and South Downs constituency; for county elections it is in the Pulborough and Storrington divisions.
Residents, 20218,707council ward average 6,672
Households3,6692.37 residents per household
Density171/ km²about 50.98 km² · Horsham 277
Aged 65+30.8%Horsham: 22.8% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 328
5–94.8% · 419
10–156.6% · 578
16–193.5% · 309
20–243.8% · 328
25–346.7% · 580
35–4915.1% · 1,313
50–6424.9% · 2,171
65–7416.7% · 1,452
75–8410.9% · 950
85+3.2% · 277
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.8% · 175
1 car or van29.0% · 1,063
2 cars or vans42.9% · 1,574
3 or more23.3% · 854
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Horsham overall: 72.3% owned, 11.5% social rented, 14.5% private rented.
Owned outright52.4% · 1,923
With mortgage31.8% · 1,167
Shared ownership1.7% · 61
Social rented5.0% · 184
Private rented9.1% · 333
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house66.1% · 2,425
Semi-detached house22.2% · 813
Terraced house6.3% · 233
Purpose-built flat2.9% · 106
Converted house0.7% · 25
Other conversion0.5% · 17
Above shop / office0.3% · 12
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 39
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011833- Council
- Horsham District Council
- County council
- West Sussex County Council
- County division
- Pulborough, Storrington
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 22
Parishes in the ward
AshingtonThakehamWest ChiltingtonWiston
Other wards in the same constituency
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.