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Weald North · Ashford

Weald North: your neighbourhood

Weald North electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 18% across Ashford (7.4 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 25.1% here, compared with 19.6% across Ashford (5.6 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10.7% here, compared with 16.3% across Ashford (5.5 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.1%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

630 out of 2,506.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

84 out of 2,503.

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People counted in the census

2,503

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,503 out of 2,503.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.1%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

736 out of 2,098.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

43.8%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

449 out of 1,026.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.7%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

110 out of 1,026.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.6%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

874 out of 2,102.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.7%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,192 out of 2,102.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

48 out of 2,102.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

315 out of 2,098.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

106 out of 1,029.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.7%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

561 out of 2,102.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

120 out of 1,029.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Weald North

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

36 out of 2,102.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Weald North ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

90 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 110 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Weald North ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 4 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Weald North
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202490
October 202481
November 2024102
December 2024111
January 2025131
February 202580
March 202591
April 2025110
May 202582
June 202562
July 202571
August 2025101
September 2025101
October 202540
November 202561
December 2025181
January 2026112
February 202662
March 202602
April 202671
May 202663
June 2026113
July 202673
August 202642
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Weald North
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime40
burglary15
other theft15
criminal damage arson7
other crime4
vehicle crime4
public order2
drugs2
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Ashford →