Electoral wardE05011620
Robertsbridge ward, Rother
Robertsbridge is one of 21 electoral wards of Rother District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,726 residents in 1,047 households — 150 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bexhill and Battle constituency; for county elections it is in the Northern Rother division.
Residents, 20212,726council ward average 4,434
Households1,0472.6 residents per household
Density150/ km²about 18.15 km² · Rother 183
Aged 65+25.2%Rother: 32.4% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 150
5–96.4% · 175
10–157.0% · 190
16–194.1% · 113
20–243.6% · 97
25–348.9% · 243
35–4917.9% · 488
50–6421.5% · 585
65–7413.0% · 355
75–848.9% · 243
85+3.2% · 88
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.2% · 107
1 car or van38.0% · 398
2 cars or vans36.3% · 380
3 or more15.5% · 162
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rother overall: 72.7% owned, 10.2% social rented, 16.2% private rented.
Owned outright45.2% · 473
With mortgage30.8% · 322
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented12.0% · 126
Private rented11.8% · 124
Type of home
Detached house47.2% · 494
Semi-detached house25.1% · 263
Terraced house21.0% · 220
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 33
Converted house1.7% · 18
Other conversion0.8% · 8
Above shop / office0.7% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011620- Council
- Rother District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Northern Rother
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Salehurst and Robertsbridge
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBexhill Central26.2% aged 65+ · 48.9% owned5,607BBexhill Collington52.2% aged 65+ · 86.1% owned4,179BBexhill Kewhurst44.1% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned4,735BBexhill Old Town & Worsham30.1% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned4,178BBexhill Pebsham & St Michaels30.1% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned5,113BBexhill Sackville41.9% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned4,898BBexhill Sidley20.9% aged 65+ · 50.6% owned6,118BBexhill St Marks44.2% aged 65+ · 86.6% owned4,967BBexhill St Stephens28.9% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned4,776BBrede & Udimore36.9% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned2,198BBurwash & the Weald28.3% aged 65+ · 78.7% owned4,559CCatsfield & Crowhurst28.3% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned2,498HHurst Green & Ticehurst25.3% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,305NNorth Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington28.1% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned4,603
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.