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Electoral wardE05010408

Tankerton ward, Canterbury

Tankerton is one of 21 electoral wards of Canterbury City Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,527 residents in 1,618 households — 3,372 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Canterbury constituency; for county elections it is in the Whitstable East & Herne Bay West division.

Residents, 20213,527council ward average 7,496
Households1,6182.18 residents per household
Density3,372/ km²about 1.05 km² · Canterbury 510
Aged 65+31.5%Canterbury: 21.8% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 117
5–94.2% · 148
10–156.6% · 234
16–193.7% · 130
20–243.9% · 137
25–347.1% · 252
35–4915.6% · 552
50–6424.0% · 847
65–7415.9% · 562
75–8410.4% · 368
85+5.1% · 181

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.5% · 300
1 car or van46.2% · 747
2 cars or vans28.1% · 454
3 or more7.2% · 117
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.3% · 814
With mortgage27.3% · 442
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented2.4% · 38
Private rented19.8% · 320

Type of home

Detached house38.2% · 616
Semi-detached house29.8% · 481
Terraced house3.8% · 61
Purpose-built flat16.9% · 272
Converted house6.6% · 106
Other conversion2.4% · 39
Above shop / office2.4% · 39
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010408
County council
Kent County Council
County division
Whitstable East & Herne Bay West
Constituency
Canterbury
Region
South East
Density rank in council
5 of 21

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarton14.5% aged 65+ · 46.9% owned12,745BBlean Forest14.7% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned10,126CChartham & Stone Street20.2% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned7,568CChestfield30.6% aged 65+ · 84.0% owned7,139GGorrell22.2% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned10,625LLittle Stour & Adisham24.4% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned4,185NNailbourne30.0% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned3,917NNorthgate10.4% aged 65+ · 28.2% owned7,047SSeasalter30.7% aged 65+ · 84.2% owned7,813SSt Stephen's12.3% aged 65+ · 38.8% owned10,000SSwalecliffe37.2% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned3,962WWestgate13.7% aged 65+ · 38.5% owned9,191WWincheap14.9% aged 65+ · 51.3% owned9,425

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.