Electoral wardE05009910
Ashdon ward, Uttlesford
Ashdon is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,154 residents in 863 households — 55 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Thaxted and Saffron Walden divisions.
Residents, 20212,154council ward average 4,177
Households8632.5 residents per household
Density55/ km²about 39.31 km² · Uttlesford 141
Aged 65+23.5%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 17.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 78
5–95.7% · 123
10–158.0% · 173
16–194.3% · 93
20–244.0% · 87
25–347.5% · 162
35–4916.7% · 359
50–6426.7% · 575
65–7413.5% · 292
75–847.5% · 161
85+2.5% · 53
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.1% · 35
1 car or van27.8% · 240
2 cars or vans43.6% · 376
3 or more24.6% · 212
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Uttlesford overall: 70.5% owned, 13.0% social rented, 14.6% private rented.
Owned outright41.3% · 356
With mortgage31.4% · 270
Shared ownership3.1% · 27
Social rented12.1% · 104
Private rented12.1% · 104
Type of home
Detached house53.9% · 465
Semi-detached house31.6% · 272
Terraced house11.0% · 95
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 12
Converted house0.9% · 8
Other conversion0.9% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009910- Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Thaxted, Saffron Walden
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 22
Parishes in the ward
AshdonHadstockSaffron WaldenSewards End
Other wards in the same constituency
CClavering25.9% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned2,326DDebden & Wimbish16.9% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned2,264EElsenham & Henham17.7% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned4,943FFlitch Green & Little Dunmow7.0% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,899GGreat Dunmow North17.5% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned5,101GGreat Dunmow South & Barnston24.3% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned6,445HHigh Easter & the Rodings19.0% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned2,493LLittlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts21.3% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned4,496NNewport22.7% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned4,132SSaffron Walden Audley25.6% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned4,257SSaffron Walden Castle19.5% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned4,764SSaffron Walden Shire19.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned7,592SStansted North21.8% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,624SStansted South & Birchanger13.3% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned4,960
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.