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Electoral wardE05015814
Southborough & Bidborough ward, Tunbridge Wells
Southborough & Bidborough is one of 14 electoral wards of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,201 residents in 3,715 households — 594 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tunbridge Wells constituency; for county elections it is in the Tunbridge Wells North and Tunbridge Wells West divisions.
Residents, 20219,201council ward average 8,236
Households3,7152.48 residents per household
Density594/ km²about 15.48 km² · Tunbridge Wells 348
Aged 65+19.2%Tunbridge Wells: 19.4% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 468
5–96.1% · 562
10–159.1% · 840
16–194.8% · 438
20–244.3% · 398
25–349.2% · 843
35–4920.7% · 1,904
50–6421.5% · 1,981
65–749.3% · 852
75–846.7% · 615
85+3.3% · 300
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.7% · 547
1 car or van39.7% · 1,476
2 cars or vans32.9% · 1,221
3 or more12.7% · 471
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tunbridge Wells overall: 65.1% owned, 14.6% social rented, 19.2% private rented.
Owned outright34.2% · 1,270
With mortgage35.5% · 1,317
Shared ownership0.7% · 25
Social rented13.2% · 491
Private rented16.3% · 606
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house33.0% · 1,227
Semi-detached house30.1% · 1,119
Terraced house15.0% · 559
Purpose-built flat14.2% · 528
Converted house4.9% · 184
Other conversion1.3% · 50
Above shop / office1.3% · 50
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015814- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Tunbridge Wells North, Tunbridge Wells West
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 14
Parishes in the ward
BidboroughSouthborough
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% owned9,284SSherwood15.4% aged 65+ · 57.8% owned10,585SSt 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.