Electoral wardE05010411

Wincheap ward, Canterbury

Wincheap is one of 21 electoral wards of Canterbury City Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,425 residents in 3,770 households — 1,280 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Canterbury constituency; for county elections it is in the Canterbury City South and Canterbury South divisions.

Residents, 20219,425council ward average 7,496

Households3,7702.5 residents per household

Density1,280/ km²about 7.36 km² · Canterbury 510

Aged 65+14.9%Canterbury: 21.8% · under 16: 17.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 498

5–95.5% · 518

10–156.6% · 623

16–194.9% · 466

20–2411.5% · 1,082

25–3416.0% · 1,506

35–4919.7% · 1,861

50–6415.6% · 1,467

65–748.3% · 786

75–844.4% · 416

85+2.2% · 203

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van25.2% · 949

1 car or van44.6% · 1,682

2 cars or vans23.8% · 896

3 or more6.4% · 243

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright26.5% · 998

With mortgage24.9% · 937

Shared ownership0.8% · 31

Social rented16.9% · 638

Private rented30.6% · 1,155

Lives rent free0.3% · 11

Type of home

Detached house16.2% · 610

Semi-detached house36.3% · 1,369

Terraced house23.7% · 895

Purpose-built flat19.2% · 722

Converted house2.9% · 108

Other conversion0.9% · 33

Above shop / office0.8% · 29

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010411
Council: Canterbury City Council
County council: Kent County Council
County division: Canterbury City South, Canterbury South
Constituency: Canterbury
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 10 of 21

Parishes in the ward

Thanington

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarton14.5% aged 65+ · 46.9% owned12,745 BBlean Forest14.7% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned10,126 CChartham & Stone Street20.2% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned7,568 CChestfield30.6% aged 65+ · 84.0% owned7,139 GGorrell22.2% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned10,625 LLittle Stour & Adisham24.4% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned4,185 NNailbourne30.0% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned3,917 NNorthgate10.4% aged 65+ · 28.2% owned7,047 SSeasalter30.7% aged 65+ · 84.2% owned7,813 SSt Stephen's12.3% aged 65+ · 38.8% owned10,000 SSwalecliffe37.2% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned3,962 TTankerton31.5% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned3,527 WWestgate13.7% aged 65+ · 38.5% owned9,191

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.