Cross in Hand/Five Ashes Demographics (Wealden, England)

Cross in Hand/Five Ashes is a ward in Wealden of South East, England and includes areas of Foxhunt Green, Swansbroke, Gun Hill, Horam, Lions Green, Cross In Hand, Possingworth Park, Little London, Waldron, Maynards Green and Rosers Cross.

In the 2011 census the population of Cross in Hand/Five Ashes was 2,472 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Cross in Hand/Five Ashes is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

89.3% of people living in Cross in Hand/Five Ashes were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.8% Ireland, 0.8% India, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.3% Kenya, 0.2% Hong Kong .

98.0% of people living in Cross in Hand/Five Ashes speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Malayalam, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% French, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Cross in Hand/Five Ashes is 65.5% Christian, 25.4% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 176 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

59.3% of people are married, 8.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.5% are separated or divorced. There are 77 widowed people living in Cross in Hand/Five Ashes.

The top occupations listed by people in Cross in Hand/Five Ashes are Professional 18.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.7%, Associate professional and technical 13.9%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Corporate managers and directors 11.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.4%, Caring personal service 8.3%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.1%.