Electoral wardE05011623
South Battle & Telham ward, Rother
South Battle & Telham is one of 21 electoral wards of Rother District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,492 residents in 1,028 households — 190 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bexhill and Battle constituency; for county elections it is in the Battle & Crowhurst division.
Residents, 20212,492council ward average 4,434
Households1,0282.42 residents per household
Density190/ km²about 13.12 km² · Rother 183
Aged 65+23.2%Rother: 32.4% · under 16: 19.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 127
5–95.7% · 142
10–158.9% · 223
16–194.1% · 103
20–244.5% · 111
25–349.6% · 238
35–4917.0% · 423
50–6422.0% · 547
65–7412.1% · 302
75–847.9% · 198
85+3.1% · 78
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.7% · 131
1 car or van39.9% · 410
2 cars or vans33.2% · 341
3 or more14.2% · 146
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rother overall: 72.7% owned, 10.2% social rented, 16.2% private rented.
Owned outright39.8% · 410
With mortgage30.0% · 309
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented12.9% · 133
Private rented17.1% · 176
Type of home
Detached house38.3% · 394
Semi-detached house28.1% · 289
Terraced house23.8% · 245
Purpose-built flat7.5% · 77
Converted house1.2% · 12
Other conversion0.6% · 6
Above shop / office0.6% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011623- Council
- Rother District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Battle & Crowhurst
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Battle
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.