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Electoral wardE05015806
Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden ward, Tunbridge Wells
Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden is one of 14 electoral wards of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,720 residents in 3,493 households — 122 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tunbridge Wells and Weald of Kent constituencies; for county elections it is in the Cranbrook division.
Residents, 20218,720council ward average 8,236
Households3,4932.5 residents per household
Density122/ km²about 71.36 km² · Tunbridge Wells 348
Aged 65+23.4%Tunbridge Wells: 19.4% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 388
5–95.7% · 496
10–1510.1% · 882
16–195.8% · 505
20–243.8% · 330
25–348.1% · 706
35–4915.7% · 1,371
50–6422.9% · 1,999
65–7412.2% · 1,061
75–848.0% · 694
85+3.2% · 281
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.7% · 373
1 car or van34.8% · 1,214
2 cars or vans36.4% · 1,269
3 or more18.2% · 635
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tunbridge Wells overall: 65.1% owned, 14.6% social rented, 19.2% private rented.
Owned outright40.1% · 1,401
With mortgage29.4% · 1,027
Shared ownership1.0% · 34
Social rented14.7% · 514
Private rented14.9% · 520
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house39.3% · 1,374
Semi-detached house32.7% · 1,141
Terraced house15.7% · 549
Purpose-built flat8.0% · 279
Converted house1.5% · 52
Other conversion1.6% · 57
Above shop / office0.7% · 25
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 16
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015806- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Cranbrook
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells, Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 14
Parishes in the ward
BenendenHawkhurstSandhurst
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
CCranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden24.2% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned7,576CCulverden18.2% aged 65+ · 57.8% owned8,365HHigh Brooms14.2% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned4,389PPaddock Wood21.8% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned8,161PPantiles20.3% aged 65+ · 62.7% owned9,625PPark19.8% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned7,378PPembury & Capel23.7% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned8,136RRural Tunbridge Wells21.6% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned9,994RRusthall & Speldhurst23.1% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned9,284SSherwood15.4% aged 65+ · 57.8% owned10,585SSouthborough & Bidborough19.2% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned9,201SSt James'10.3% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned8,238SSt John's12.2% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned5,655
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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.