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Electoral wardE05010398
Herne & Broomfield ward, Canterbury
Herne & Broomfield is one of 21 electoral wards of Canterbury City Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,985 residents in 3,603 households — 875 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Herne Bay and Sandwich constituency; for county elections it is in the Herne Village & Sturry division.
Residents, 20218,985council ward average 7,496
Households3,6032.49 residents per household
Density875/ km²about 10.26 km² · Canterbury 510
Aged 65+22.3%Canterbury: 21.8% · under 16: 19.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 503
5–96.2% · 560
10–157.2% · 651
16–194.2% · 376
20–244.9% · 442
25–3410.9% · 983
35–4917.7% · 1,589
50–6420.9% · 1,874
65–7412.7% · 1,138
75–847.1% · 641
85+2.5% · 227
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.5% · 343
1 car or van39.4% · 1,419
2 cars or vans36.5% · 1,316
3 or more14.6% · 525
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Canterbury overall: 64.8% owned, 12.2% social rented, 22.0% private rented.
Owned outright42.7% · 1,536
With mortgage38.3% · 1,379
Shared ownership1.9% · 70
Social rented3.6% · 131
Private rented13.5% · 485
Type of home
Detached house45.1% · 1,624
Semi-detached house34.8% · 1,253
Terraced house14.0% · 503
Purpose-built flat4.7% · 169
Converted house0.4% · 16
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 22
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010398- Council
- Canterbury City Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Herne Village & Sturry
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Herne and Broomfield
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.