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Rural Tunbridge Wells ward, Tunbridge Wells
Rural Tunbridge Wells is one of 14 electoral wards of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,994 residents in 3,992 households — 97 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tunbridge Wells constituency; for county elections it is in the Cranbrook and Tunbridge Wells Rural divisions.
Residents, 20219,994council ward average 8,236
Households3,9922.5 residents per household
Density97/ km²about 102.61 km² · Tunbridge Wells 348
Aged 65+21.6%Tunbridge Wells: 19.4% · under 16: 19.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 469
5–96.1% · 606
10–158.4% · 836
16–194.4% · 444
20–244.4% · 436
25–347.0% · 704
35–4918.9% · 1,888
50–6424.5% · 2,452
65–7411.7% · 1,166
75–847.4% · 743
85+2.5% · 245
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.9% · 236
1 car or van30.9% · 1,233
2 cars or vans40.3% · 1,607
3 or more22.9% · 915
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tunbridge Wells overall: 65.1% owned, 14.6% social rented, 19.2% private rented.
Owned outright40.5% · 1,619
With mortgage33.3% · 1,329
Shared ownership0.3% · 10
Social rented11.6% · 465
Private rented14.3% · 571
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house44.1% · 1,760
Semi-detached house33.8% · 1,349
Terraced house12.6% · 503
Purpose-built flat4.9% · 194
Converted house1.7% · 69
Other conversion1.2% · 48
Above shop / office0.8% · 30
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 36
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015805- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Rural
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 14
Parishes in the ward
Brenchley and MatfieldGoudhurstHorsmondenLamberhurst
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% owned9,625PPark19.8% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned7,378PPembury & Capel23.7% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned8,136RRusthall & 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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.