Electoral wardE05012858
Dover Downs & River ward, Dover
Dover Downs & River is one of 17 electoral wards of Dover District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,647 residents in 2,749 households — 240 people per km², the 11th 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 and Dover West divisions.
Residents, 20216,647council ward average 6,848
Households2,7492.42 residents per household
Density240/ km²about 27.71 km² · Dover 369
Aged 65+29.0%Dover: 24.0% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 279
5–94.5% · 296
10–156.6% · 440
16–193.1% · 208
20–243.6% · 242
25–349.5% · 634
35–4916.4% · 1,089
50–6423.1% · 1,536
65–7414.8% · 984
75–8410.0% · 665
85+4.2% · 276
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.3% · 284
1 car or van39.3% · 1,079
2 cars or vans36.0% · 991
3 or more14.4% · 395
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dover overall: 66.2% owned, 13.9% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright52.1% · 1,432
With mortgage35.9% · 987
Shared ownership0.3% · 8
Social rented2.4% · 65
Private rented9.4% · 259
Type of home
Detached house44.1% · 1,211
Semi-detached house37.1% · 1,019
Terraced house10.7% · 295
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 157
Converted house0.9% · 25
Other conversion1.0% · 28
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012858- Council
- Dover District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Dover Town, Dover West
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 17
Parishes in the ward
Denton with WoottonLyddenRiverTemple Ewell
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlkham & Capel-le-Ferne35.7% aged 65+ · 84.8% owned3,167AAylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell18.2% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned11,732BBuckland15.5% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned7,545EEastry 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.