Electoral wardE05012398
Greenhithe & Knockhall ward, Dartford
Greenhithe & Knockhall is one of 20 electoral wards of Dartford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,483 residents in 3,121 households — 2,555 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dartford constituency; for county elections it is in the Swanscombe & Greenhithe division.
Residents, 20217,483council ward average 5,838
Households3,1212.4 residents per household
Density2,555/ km²about 2.93 km² · Dartford 1,574
Aged 65+10.4%Dartford: 13.8% · under 16: 21.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.4% · 555
5–96.8% · 509
10–157.5% · 565
16–193.5% · 264
20–244.6% · 343
25–3417.9% · 1,344
35–4925.0% · 1,873
50–6416.7% · 1,254
65–746.3% · 473
75–842.8% · 212
85+1.3% · 96
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.3% · 415
1 car or van52.3% · 1,631
2 cars or vans28.0% · 875
3 or more6.4% · 200
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dartford overall: 65.7% owned, 13.8% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright19.9% · 622
With mortgage40.1% · 1,252
Shared ownership3.3% · 103
Social rented9.3% · 291
Private rented27.2% · 849
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house9.0% · 281
Semi-detached house19.9% · 620
Terraced house32.5% · 1,016
Purpose-built flat35.2% · 1,099
Converted house2.4% · 74
Other conversion0.6% · 20
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012398- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Swanscombe & Greenhithe
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 20
Parishes in the ward
Swanscombe and Greenhithe
Other wards in the same constituency
BBean & Village Park17.8% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned2,687BBrent18.5% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned6,142BBridge1.6% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned4,214BBurnham6.3% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned3,376DDarenth17.8% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned3,098EEbbsfleet1.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned3,907HHeath19.1% aged 65+ · 89.2% owned5,770JJoyden's Wood29.6% aged 65+ · 90.5% owned5,127LLongfield, New Barn & Southfleet27.3% aged 65+ · 84.0% owned6,830MMaypole & Leyton Cross14.2% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned3,114NNewtown10.8% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned5,923PPrinces13.9% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned6,137SStone Castle7.7% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned7,855SStone House11.4% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned6,695
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.