Electoral wardE05012855
Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne ward, Dover
Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne is one of 17 electoral wards of Dover District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,167 residents in 1,458 households — 115 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dover and Deal constituency; for county elections it is in the Dover West division.
Residents, 20213,167council ward average 6,848
Households1,4582.17 residents per household
Density115/ km²about 27.44 km² · Dover 369
Aged 65+35.7%Dover: 24.0% · under 16: 11.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.0% · 94
5–93.9% · 124
10–154.5% · 141
16–193.1% · 99
20–243.7% · 117
25–346.8% · 216
35–4912.9% · 407
50–6426.4% · 837
65–7419.3% · 611
75–8412.8% · 404
85+3.7% · 117
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.1% · 147
1 car or van43.8% · 640
2 cars or vans30.1% · 440
3 or more16.0% · 233
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dover overall: 66.2% owned, 13.9% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright58.9% · 859
With mortgage25.9% · 377
Shared ownership0.6% · 9
Social rented5.5% · 80
Private rented9.1% · 133
Type of home
Detached house49.9% · 728
Semi-detached house29.4% · 429
Terraced house5.6% · 81
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 29
Converted house0.3% · 5
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile12.3% · 179
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012855- Council
- Dover District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Dover West
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 17
Parishes in the ward
AlkhamCapel-le-FerneHougham Without
Other wards in the same constituency
AAylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell18.2% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned11,732BBuckland15.5% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned7,545DDover Downs & River29.0% aged 65+ · 87.9% owned6,647EEastry Rural28.3% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned6,396GGuston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe28.9% aged 65+ · 77.3% owned7,976MMaxton & Elms Vale19.3% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned4,006MMiddle Deal23.6% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned7,714MMill Hill23.0% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned7,866NNorth Deal30.8% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned6,977SSt Radigunds12.5% aged 65+ · 38.1% owned7,001TTower Hamlets12.1% aged 65+ · 38.7% owned4,531TTown & Castle19.4% aged 65+ · 40.2% owned8,276WWalmer36.7% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned6,729WWhitfield24.4% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned6,511
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.