Electoral wardE05010399

Heron ward, Canterbury

Heron is one of 21 electoral wards of Canterbury City Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 13,272 residents in 6,059 households — 4,868 people per km², the 1st 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 Bay East and Whitstable East & Herne Bay West divisions.

Residents, 202113,272council ward average 7,496

Households6,0592.19 residents per household

Density4,868/ km²about 2.73 km² · Canterbury 510

Aged 65+25.0%Canterbury: 21.8% · under 16: 16.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 680

5–95.1% · 674

10–156.2% · 826

16–194.1% · 548

20–245.6% · 746

25–3410.9% · 1,448

35–4917.0% · 2,261

50–6420.9% · 2,768

65–7412.4% · 1,645

75–848.7% · 1,155

85+3.9% · 523

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van27.4% · 1,661

1 car or van42.4% · 2,570

2 cars or vans21.4% · 1,294

3 or more8.8% · 534

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Canterbury overall: 64.8% owned, 12.2% social rented, 22.0% private rented.

Owned outright35.8% · 2,169

With mortgage24.9% · 1,511

Shared ownership0.6% · 38

Social rented10.5% · 635

Private rented28.0% · 1,698

Lives rent free0.1% · 8

Type of home

Detached house28.7% · 1,738

Semi-detached house19.4% · 1,176

Terraced house11.3% · 687

Purpose-built flat22.5% · 1,366

Converted house13.0% · 785

Other conversion1.9% · 116

Above shop / office3.0% · 182

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 8

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010399
Council: Canterbury City Council
County council: Kent County Council
County division: Herne Bay East, Whitstable East & Herne Bay West
Constituency: Herne Bay and Sandwich
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 2 of 21

Other wards in the same constituency

BBeltinge33.5% aged 65+ · 79.0% owned7,017 GGreenhill25.2% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned4,199 HHerne & Broomfield22.3% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned8,985 RReculver29.6% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned4,381 SSturry22.6% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned8,215 WWest Bay28.0% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned4,085

All 21 wards of Canterbury

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.