Electoral wardE05011658
South Downs ward, Wealden
South Downs is one of 41 electoral wards of Wealden District Council, in East Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,976 residents in 1,416 households — 58 people per km², the 36th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewes constituency; for county elections it is in the Willingdon & South Downs division.
Residents, 20212,976council ward average 3,906
Households1,4162.1 residents per household
Density58/ km²about 51.67 km² · Wealden 192
Aged 65+43.1%Wealden: 26.5% · under 16: 9.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.2% · 65
5–93.2% · 94
10–153.8% · 113
16–193.4% · 100
20–242.8% · 82
25–344.3% · 127
35–4911.9% · 355
50–6425.4% · 757
65–7422.2% · 661
75–8414.3% · 427
85+6.6% · 197
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.7% · 109
1 car or van43.4% · 615
2 cars or vans33.4% · 473
3 or more15.5% · 219
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wealden overall: 77.0% owned, 8.4% social rented, 13.5% private rented.
Owned outright60.0% · 850
With mortgage21.2% · 300
Shared ownership0.4% · 6
Social rented4.6% · 65
Private rented13.8% · 195
Type of home
Detached house71.4% · 1,011
Semi-detached house16.0% · 226
Terraced house7.3% · 104
Purpose-built flat2.1% · 30
Converted house0.8% · 12
Other conversion0.8% · 11
Above shop / office0.8% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011658- Council
- Wealden District Council
- County council
- East Sussex County Council
- County division
- Willingdon & South Downs
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 37 of 41
Parishes in the ward
AlfristonCuckmere ValleyEast Dean and FristonLong Man
Other wards in the same constituency
AArlington35.2% aged 65+ · 82.8% owned2,966LLower 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% owned3,450SStone 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.