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Sherwood ward, Tunbridge Wells
Sherwood is one of 14 electoral wards of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,585 residents in 4,369 households — 1,026 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tunbridge Wells constituency; for county elections it is in the Tunbridge Wells East and Tunbridge Wells South divisions.
Residents, 202110,585council ward average 8,236
Households4,3692.42 residents per household
Density1,026/ km²about 10.31 km² · Tunbridge Wells 348
Aged 65+15.4%Tunbridge Wells: 19.4% · under 16: 21.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.8% · 723
5–97.1% · 754
10–158.0% · 843
16–194.1% · 437
20–244.5% · 476
25–3414.4% · 1,528
35–4922.2% · 2,346
50–6417.4% · 1,838
65–747.8% · 826
75–845.4% · 571
85+2.2% · 235
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.0% · 785
1 car or van46.2% · 2,018
2 cars or vans27.8% · 1,214
3 or more8.1% · 353
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tunbridge Wells overall: 65.1% owned, 14.6% social rented, 19.2% private rented.
Owned outright27.3% · 1,194
With mortgage30.5% · 1,333
Shared ownership3.0% · 132
Social rented25.7% · 1,122
Private rented13.5% · 591
Type of home
Detached house18.2% · 794
Semi-detached house31.7% · 1,384
Terraced house22.2% · 969
Purpose-built flat25.1% · 1,094
Converted house2.4% · 103
Other conversion0.3% · 12
Above shop / office0.2% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015813- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Tunbridge Wells East, Tunbridge Wells South
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 14
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% owned9,994RRusthall & Speldhurst23.1% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned9,284SSouthborough & 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.