Electoral wardE05015810
Park ward, Tunbridge Wells
Park is one of 14 electoral wards of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,378 residents in 3,208 households — 3,294 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tunbridge Wells constituency; for county elections it is in the Tunbridge Wells South division.
Residents, 20217,378council ward average 8,236
Households3,2082.3 residents per household
Density3,294/ km²about 2.24 km² · Tunbridge Wells 348
Aged 65+19.8%Tunbridge Wells: 19.4% · under 16: 20.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 471
5–95.9% · 438
10–157.7% · 568
16–193.6% · 267
20–243.1% · 227
25–3411.8% · 869
35–4923.1% · 1,701
50–6418.7% · 1,377
65–748.5% · 624
75–847.2% · 531
85+4.1% · 303
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.3% · 619
1 car or van50.6% · 1,622
2 cars or vans23.9% · 766
3 or more6.2% · 200
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tunbridge Wells overall: 65.1% owned, 14.6% social rented, 19.2% private rented.
Owned outright34.1% · 1,095
With mortgage33.4% · 1,072
Shared ownership0.4% · 14
Social rented7.0% · 224
Private rented25.0% · 802
Type of home
Detached house20.7% · 663
Semi-detached house23.0% · 737
Terraced house20.6% · 660
Purpose-built flat21.0% · 673
Converted house9.8% · 313
Other conversion2.8% · 91
Above shop / office2.0% · 64
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015810- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Tunbridge Wells South
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 14
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
CCulverden18.2% aged 65+ · 57.8% owned8,365HHawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden23.4% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned8,720HHigh Brooms14.2% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned4,389PPaddock Wood21.8% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned8,161PPantiles20.3% aged 65+ · 62.7% owned9,625PPembury & 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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.