Ashford vs Swale

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

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

	Ashford	Swale
Population	132,747	151,677
Density	229/km²	406/km²
Deprivation	1% in most-deprived 10%	19% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,410	£2,406
Schools Good/Outstanding	100%	78%
Aged under 16	20%	20%
Aged 16–64	61%	61%
Aged 65+	20%	19%

Ashford council area →Swale council area →