{
 "title": "The wards in figures",
 "note": "Each ward's figures and the borough's, as the ward pages show them: Census 2021 (ONS tables TS001, TS007 and TS054, via Nomis); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG; a neighbourhood is placed in the ward holding most of its postcodes); mid-year population estimates (ONS, via Nomis); the claimant count (ONS and DWP, via Nomis; ward counts rounded to 5). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Each Census table is adjusted on its own for confidentiality, so totals can differ by a few people. ONS's ward estimates are for mid-2024 and add up to 91,219, the borough's figure when they were published; ONS has since revised the borough's mid-2024 estimate to 91,017.",
 "source": "https://openhastings.com",
 "columns": {
  "ward": "Ward",
  "census_2021": "People, Census 2021",
  "under_15_pct": "Under 15 (%), Census 2021",
  "over_65_pct": "65 and over (%), Census 2021",
  "estimate": "People, ONS mid-year estimate",
  "estimate_year": "Estimate, mid-year",
  "households": "Households, Census 2021",
  "owned_pct": "Owner-occupied (%), Census 2021",
  "social_pct": "Social rented (%), Census 2021",
  "private_pct": "Private rented (%), Census 2021",
  "neighbourhoods": "Neighbourhoods (LSOAs)",
  "most_deprived_tenth": "Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%, IoD 2025",
  "claimants": "Claimant count",
  "claimants_pct": "Claimants, % of residents aged 16 to 64",
  "claimants_month": "Claimant count, month"
 },
 "rows": [
  {
   "slug": "ashdown",
   "ward": "Ashdown",
   "census_2021": 5547,
   "under_15_pct": 17.5,
   "over_65_pct": 19.7,
   "estimate": 5653,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2175,
   "owned_pct": 76.3,
   "social_pct": 8.4,
   "private_pct": 15.4,
   "neighbourhoods": 2,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 0,
   "claimants": 110,
   "claimants_pct": 3.2,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "baird",
   "ward": "Baird",
   "census_2021": 5494,
   "under_15_pct": 21.3,
   "over_65_pct": 19.5,
   "estimate": 5653,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2203,
   "owned_pct": 56.9,
   "social_pct": 30.0,
   "private_pct": 13.1,
   "neighbourhoods": 3,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 1,
   "claimants": 180,
   "claimants_pct": 5.4,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "braybrooke",
   "ward": "Braybrooke",
   "census_2021": 5436,
   "under_15_pct": 15.1,
   "over_65_pct": 21.1,
   "estimate": 5308,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2492,
   "owned_pct": 61.7,
   "social_pct": 4.8,
   "private_pct": 33.5,
   "neighbourhoods": 3,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 0,
   "claimants": 160,
   "claimants_pct": 4.9,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "castle",
   "ward": "Castle",
   "census_2021": 6877,
   "under_15_pct": 13.3,
   "over_65_pct": 15.3,
   "estimate": 6861,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 3578,
   "owned_pct": 40.3,
   "social_pct": 8.6,
   "private_pct": 51.0,
   "neighbourhoods": 4,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 3,
   "claimants": 355,
   "claimants_pct": 7.4,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "central-st-leonards",
   "ward": "Central St Leonards",
   "census_2021": 6939,
   "under_15_pct": 13.4,
   "over_65_pct": 18.0,
   "estimate": 7053,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 3986,
   "owned_pct": 33.0,
   "social_pct": 14.2,
   "private_pct": 52.7,
   "neighbourhoods": 4,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 4,
   "claimants": 335,
   "claimants_pct": 7.0,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "conquest",
   "ward": "Conquest",
   "census_2021": 5082,
   "under_15_pct": 16.1,
   "over_65_pct": 24.3,
   "estimate": 5110,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2167,
   "owned_pct": 78.5,
   "social_pct": 2.3,
   "private_pct": 19.2,
   "neighbourhoods": 3,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 0,
   "claimants": 75,
   "claimants_pct": 2.6,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "gensing",
   "ward": "Gensing",
   "census_2021": 6740,
   "under_15_pct": 15.4,
   "over_65_pct": 15.9,
   "estimate": 6656,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 3209,
   "owned_pct": 46.0,
   "social_pct": 6.8,
   "private_pct": 47.1,
   "neighbourhoods": 4,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 3,
   "claimants": 325,
   "claimants_pct": 7.2,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hollington",
   "ward": "Hollington",
   "census_2021": 5795,
   "under_15_pct": 22.8,
   "over_65_pct": 14.1,
   "estimate": 5736,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2215,
   "owned_pct": 46.2,
   "social_pct": 37.8,
   "private_pct": 16.0,
   "neighbourhoods": 4,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 3,
   "claimants": 160,
   "claimants_pct": 4.4,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "maze-hill",
   "ward": "Maze Hill",
   "census_2021": 5453,
   "under_15_pct": 13.1,
   "over_65_pct": 28.9,
   "estimate": 5703,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2347,
   "owned_pct": 66.4,
   "social_pct": 9.2,
   "private_pct": 24.5,
   "neighbourhoods": 3,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 0,
   "claimants": 120,
   "claimants_pct": 3.7,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "old-hastings",
   "ward": "Old Hastings",
   "census_2021": 5273,
   "under_15_pct": 12.7,
   "over_65_pct": 24.5,
   "estimate": 5100,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2433,
   "owned_pct": 67.5,
   "social_pct": 7.1,
   "private_pct": 25.3,
   "neighbourhoods": 4,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 0,
   "claimants": 115,
   "claimants_pct": 3.8,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "ore",
   "ward": "Ore",
   "census_2021": 5658,
   "under_15_pct": 20.7,
   "over_65_pct": 19.6,
   "estimate": 5689,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2363,
   "owned_pct": 60.5,
   "social_pct": 15.6,
   "private_pct": 23.8,
   "neighbourhoods": 3,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 1,
   "claimants": 170,
   "claimants_pct": 5.2,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "silverhill",
   "ward": "Silverhill",
   "census_2021": 5781,
   "under_15_pct": 16.8,
   "over_65_pct": 22.2,
   "estimate": 5768,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2460,
   "owned_pct": 67.7,
   "social_pct": 10.1,
   "private_pct": 22.2,
   "neighbourhoods": 4,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 0,
   "claimants": 100,
   "claimants_pct": 2.9,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "st-helens",
   "ward": "St Helens",
   "census_2021": 4790,
   "under_15_pct": 12.7,
   "over_65_pct": 34.4,
   "estimate": 4720,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2114,
   "owned_pct": 78.5,
   "social_pct": 9.1,
   "private_pct": 12.4,
   "neighbourhoods": 3,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 0,
   "claimants": 60,
   "claimants_pct": 2.5,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "tressell",
   "ward": "Tressell",
   "census_2021": 5298,
   "under_15_pct": 22.1,
   "over_65_pct": 12.3,
   "estimate": 5318,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2212,
   "owned_pct": 48.3,
   "social_pct": 26.4,
   "private_pct": 25.3,
   "neighbourhoods": 3,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 1,
   "claimants": 235,
   "claimants_pct": 6.9,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "west-st-leonards",
   "ward": "West St Leonards",
   "census_2021": 4929,
   "under_15_pct": 17.5,
   "over_65_pct": 19.2,
   "estimate": 5016,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 1998,
   "owned_pct": 70.3,
   "social_pct": 8.0,
   "private_pct": 21.8,
   "neighbourhoods": 3,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 0,
   "claimants": 110,
   "claimants_pct": 3.6,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "wishing-tree",
   "ward": "Wishing Tree",
   "census_2021": 5903,
   "under_15_pct": 19.2,
   "over_65_pct": 19.6,
   "estimate": 5875,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 2491,
   "owned_pct": 50.4,
   "social_pct": 35.6,
   "private_pct": 14.1,
   "neighbourhoods": 3,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 2,
   "claimants": 165,
   "claimants_pct": 4.8,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  },
  {
   "slug": "",
   "ward": "Hastings",
   "census_2021": 90995,
   "under_15_pct": 16.8,
   "over_65_pct": 20.2,
   "estimate": 91219,
   "estimate_year": 2024,
   "households": 40443,
   "owned_pct": 57.1,
   "social_pct": 14.3,
   "private_pct": 28.6,
   "neighbourhoods": 53,
   "most_deprived_tenth": 18,
   "claimants": 2785,
   "claimants_pct": 5.0,
   "claimants_month": "September 2026"
  }
 ]
}