Ashford vs Rother

A side-by-side comparison of the Ashford and Rotherlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Ashford is the more populous; council tax is lower in Ashford; Ashford has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Ashford	Rother
Population	132,747	93,113
Density	229/km²	183/km²
Deprivation	1% in most-deprived 10%	3% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,410	£2,701
Schools Good/Outstanding	100%	93%
Aged under 16	20%	15%
Aged 16–64	61%	53%
Aged 65+	20%	32%

Ashford council area →Rother council area →