Electoral wardE05011655
Polegate Central ward, Wealden
Polegate Central is one of 41 electoral wards of Wealden District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,107 residents in 2,023 households — 2,360 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Polegate & Watermill division.
Residents, 20215,107council ward average 3,906
Households2,0232.52 residents per household
Density2,360/ km²about 2.16 km² · Wealden 192
Aged 65+17.6%Wealden: 26.5% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.5% · 333
5–97.7% · 395
10–157.3% · 371
16–194.5% · 230
20–244.4% · 227
25–3412.2% · 622
35–4919.7% · 1,008
50–6420.1% · 1,025
65–749.4% · 478
75–846.1% · 313
85+2.1% · 107
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.8% · 198
1 car or van37.5% · 757
2 cars or vans39.1% · 791
3 or more13.6% · 275
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wealden overall: 77.0% owned, 8.4% social rented, 13.5% private rented.
Owned outright35.5% · 718
With mortgage41.6% · 841
Shared ownership2.3% · 46
Social rented9.1% · 184
Private rented11.6% · 234
Type of home
Detached house43.9% · 890
Semi-detached house35.9% · 728
Terraced house12.1% · 246
Purpose-built flat7.4% · 149
Converted house0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.0% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011655- Council
- Wealden District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Polegate & Watermill
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 41
Parishes in the ward
PolegateWestham
Other wards in the same constituency
AArlington35.2% aged 65+ · 82.8% owned2,966LLower Willingdon33.7% aged 65+ · 88.3% owned3,314PPolegate 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.