Electoral wardE05012856
Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell ward, Dover
Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell is one of 17 electoral wards of Dover District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,732 residents in 4,602 households — 322 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dover and Deal constituency; for county elections it is in the Dover North and Dover West divisions.
Residents, 202111,732council ward average 6,848
Households4,6022.55 residents per household
Density322/ km²about 36.47 km² · Dover 369
Aged 65+18.2%Dover: 24.0% · under 16: 20.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 749
5–96.8% · 802
10–157.4% · 874
16–194.2% · 495
20–244.6% · 539
25–3415.1% · 1,768
35–4917.8% · 2,095
50–6419.4% · 2,283
65–7410.2% · 1,198
75–846.2% · 731
85+1.8% · 206
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.5% · 574
1 car or van40.0% · 1,839
2 cars or vans33.8% · 1,556
3 or more13.8% · 633
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dover overall: 66.2% owned, 13.9% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright33.1% · 1,522
With mortgage37.8% · 1,739
Shared ownership1.3% · 62
Social rented18.2% · 836
Private rented9.5% · 439
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house24.9% · 1,147
Semi-detached house44.7% · 2,059
Terraced house22.2% · 1,022
Purpose-built flat6.7% · 310
Converted house0.4% · 20
Other conversion0.3% · 15
Above shop / office0.4% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 12
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012856- Council
- Dover District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Dover North, Dover West
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 17
Parishes in the ward
AyleshamEythorneNoningtonShepherdswell with Coldred
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlkham & Capel-le-Ferne35.7% aged 65+ · 84.8% owned3,167BBuckland15.5% 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.