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Electoral wardE05015037
Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh ward, Tonbridge and Malling
Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh is one of 19 electoral wards of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,938 residents in 2,385 households — 381 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Maidstone and Malling and Tonbridge constituencies; for county elections it is in the Malling North division.
Residents, 20215,938council ward average 6,958
Households2,3852.49 residents per household
Density381/ km²about 15.57 km² · Tonbridge and Malling 550
Aged 65+15.3%Tonbridge and Malling: 19.2% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.5% · 448
5–96.8% · 401
10–157.2% · 426
16–193.3% · 198
20–244.5% · 265
25–3415.1% · 899
35–4921.2% · 1,258
50–6419.1% · 1,132
65–749.5% · 563
75–844.4% · 260
85+1.4% · 86
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.8% · 162
1 car or van36.0% · 855
2 cars or vans41.5% · 987
3 or more15.7% · 374
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tonbridge and Malling overall: 70.0% owned, 15.4% social rented, 12.5% private rented.
Owned outright30.0% · 714
With mortgage47.1% · 1,123
Shared ownership3.4% · 82
Social rented9.7% · 232
Private rented9.7% · 231
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house38.8% · 924
Semi-detached house25.7% · 613
Terraced house22.0% · 524
Purpose-built flat12.6% · 301
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.5% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015037- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Malling North
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling, Tonbridge
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 19
Parishes in the ward
BirlingLeybourneRyarsh
Other wards in the same constituency
AAylesford North & North Downs15.6% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned9,399AAylesford South & Ditton20.9% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned9,440BBorough Green & Platt21.1% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned6,131BBourne23.3% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned5,004CCage Green & Angel21.2% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned8,466EEast Malling, West Malling & Offham21.3% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned8,483EEast and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury24.2% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned6,874HHigham25.6% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned6,026HHildenborough21.8% aged 65+ · 85.4% owned4,978JJudd13.4% aged 65+ · 58.9% owned6,947KKings Hill11.5% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned9,515PPilgrims with Ightham24.5% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned6,322TTrench23.6% aged 65+ · 60.3% owned6,732VVauxhall13.5% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned9,039
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.