Electoral wardE05012857
Buckland ward, Dover
Buckland is one of 17 electoral wards of Dover District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,545 residents in 3,190 households — 3,756 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dover and Deal constituency; for county elections it is in the Dover Town division.
Residents, 20217,545council ward average 6,848
Households3,1902.37 residents per household
Density3,756/ km²about 2.01 km² · Dover 369
Aged 65+15.5%Dover: 24.0% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 448
5–96.8% · 511
10–157.6% · 570
16–194.9% · 366
20–245.8% · 441
25–3414.2% · 1,069
35–4918.8% · 1,415
50–6420.6% · 1,557
65–749.2% · 694
75–844.7% · 351
85+1.6% · 122
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.0% · 893
1 car or van43.6% · 1,391
2 cars or vans22.0% · 703
3 or more6.4% · 205
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dover overall: 66.2% owned, 13.9% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright25.7% · 821
With mortgage28.5% · 910
Shared ownership0.1% · 4
Social rented26.1% · 833
Private rented19.5% · 621
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house4.1% · 130
Semi-detached house25.8% · 824
Terraced house50.7% · 1,617
Purpose-built flat17.3% · 553
Converted house1.0% · 33
Other conversion0.6% · 20
Above shop / office0.4% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012857- Council
- Dover District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Dover Town
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 17
Parishes in the ward
Dover
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlkham & Capel-le-Ferne35.7% aged 65+ · 84.8% owned3,167AAylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell18.2% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned11,732DDover 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.