Electoral wardE05011625
Arlington ward, Wealden
Arlington is one of 41 electoral wards of Wealden District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,966 residents in 1,268 households — 43 people per km², the 37th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Arlington, East Hoathly & Hellingly division.
Residents, 20212,966council ward average 3,906
Households1,2682.34 residents per household
Density43/ km²about 68.34 km² · Wealden 192
Aged 65+35.2%Wealden: 26.5% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.4% · 72
5–93.3% · 99
10–159.5% · 282
16–196.7% · 199
20–242.7% · 80
25–345.9% · 174
35–4912.3% · 366
50–6421.9% · 651
65–7416.8% · 500
75–8413.5% · 401
85+4.9% · 144
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.2% · 116
1 car or van41.4% · 524
2 cars or vans32.6% · 413
3 or more16.9% · 214
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wealden overall: 77.0% owned, 8.4% social rented, 13.5% private rented.
Owned outright59.2% · 751
With mortgage23.6% · 299
Shared ownership0.4% · 5
Social rented1.4% · 18
Private rented15.4% · 195
Type of home
Detached house47.9% · 608
Semi-detached house21.2% · 269
Terraced house5.0% · 64
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 25
Converted house0.9% · 11
Other conversion1.4% · 18
Above shop / office1.0% · 13
Caravan, mobile20.5% · 260
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011625- Council
- Wealden District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Arlington, East Hoathly & Hellingly
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 41 of 41
Parishes in the ward
AlcistonArlingtonBerwickChalvington with RipeLaughtonSelmeston
Other wards in the same constituency
LLower Willingdon33.7% aged 65+ · 88.3% owned3,314PPolegate Central17.6% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned5,107PPolegate North28.9% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned3,867PPolegate South & Willingdon Watermill33.6% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned3,450SSouth Downs43.1% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned2,976SStone Cross17.8% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned3,687UUpper Willingdon36.7% aged 65+ · 88.0% owned3,266
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.