Electoral wardE05011622
Sedlescombe & Westfield ward, Rother
Sedlescombe & Westfield is one of 21 electoral wards of Rother District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,326 residents in 2,250 households — 135 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bexhill and Battle constituency; for county elections it is in the Brede Valley & Marsham division.
Residents, 20215,326council ward average 4,434
Households2,2502.37 residents per household
Density135/ km²about 39.57 km² · Rother 183
Aged 65+31.0%Rother: 32.4% · under 16: 15.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 214
5–94.7% · 249
10–156.3% · 335
16–194.5% · 240
20–244.2% · 224
25–348.4% · 449
35–4914.3% · 764
50–6422.5% · 1,201
65–7416.7% · 888
75–8410.6% · 566
85+3.7% · 196
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.7% · 196
1 car or van38.0% · 855
2 cars or vans34.1% · 767
3 or more19.2% · 431
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rother overall: 72.7% owned, 10.2% social rented, 16.2% private rented.
Owned outright51.0% · 1,148
With mortgage28.2% · 634
Shared ownership0.9% · 21
Social rented10.2% · 230
Private rented9.6% · 217
Type of home
Detached house55.1% · 1,239
Semi-detached house22.2% · 499
Terraced house12.6% · 283
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 100
Converted house1.7% · 38
Other conversion1.2% · 26
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 61
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011622- Council
- Rother District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Brede Valley & Marsham
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 21
Parishes in the ward
GuestlingSedlescombeWestfield
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.