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Electoral wardE05015812
Rusthall & Speldhurst ward, Tunbridge Wells
Rusthall & Speldhurst is one of 14 electoral wards of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,284 residents in 3,816 households — 574 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tunbridge Wells constituency; for county elections it is in the Tunbridge Wells West division.
Residents, 20219,284council ward average 8,236
Households3,8162.43 residents per household
Density574/ km²about 16.17 km² · Tunbridge Wells 348
Aged 65+23.1%Tunbridge Wells: 19.4% · under 16: 20.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 477
5–96.8% · 628
10–158.8% · 820
16–194.2% · 386
20–243.4% · 319
25–348.2% · 764
35–4919.6% · 1,816
50–6420.8% · 1,927
65–7411.9% · 1,102
75–847.8% · 720
85+3.5% · 325
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.9% · 530
1 car or van40.2% · 1,534
2 cars or vans33.9% · 1,295
3 or more12.0% · 457
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tunbridge Wells overall: 65.1% owned, 14.6% social rented, 19.2% private rented.
Owned outright38.7% · 1,476
With mortgage32.3% · 1,233
Shared ownership0.7% · 27
Social rented16.4% · 627
Private rented11.8% · 452
Type of home
Detached house34.8% · 1,326
Semi-detached house29.7% · 1,132
Terraced house22.2% · 845
Purpose-built flat10.2% · 388
Converted house2.2% · 82
Other conversion0.3% · 13
Above shop / office0.5% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015812- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Tunbridge Wells West
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 14
Parishes in the ward
RusthallSpeldhurst
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% owned8,136RRural Tunbridge Wells21.6% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned9,994SSherwood15.4% 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.