City Profile • Local Authority

Ashford

Ashford is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £390k, reflecting a upward trend of 0.5% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 73 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

135,610
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

9 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Ashford authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English82.6%
White: Other White4.3%
Other Asian3.5%
African1.9%
Indian1.3%
Any other ethnic group1.2%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.5%
55-59 years7.0%
30-34 years6.7%
10-14 years6.4%
45-49 years6.4%
35-39 years6.3%

Top Occupations

Professional18.5%
Managers and directors14.4%
Associate professional13.0%
Skilled trades11.5%
Elementary occupations9.8%
Caring and leisure9.1%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright33.6%
Owned: Mortgage32.8%
Private rented: Landlord15.4%
Social rented: Council8.9%
Social rented: Other5.2%
Private rented: Other2.4%

Area DNA

family8/10
health7/10
safety6/10
homeown5/10
transit5/10
affluence6/10
diversity6/10
employment7/10
investment7/10