Electoral wardE05012870
Walmer ward, Dover
Walmer is one of 17 electoral wards of Dover District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,729 residents in 3,221 households — 2,108 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dover and Deal constituency; for county elections it is in the Deal & Walmer division.
Residents, 20216,729council ward average 6,848
Households3,2212.09 residents per household
Density2,108/ km²about 3.19 km² · Dover 369
Aged 65+36.7%Dover: 24.0% · under 16: 11.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 181
5–93.5% · 238
10–155.3% · 359
16–192.9% · 195
20–243.9% · 261
25–347.6% · 512
35–4913.8% · 927
50–6423.6% · 1,587
65–7418.3% · 1,231
75–8412.6% · 851
85+5.8% · 388
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.4% · 593
1 car or van46.4% · 1,494
2 cars or vans26.6% · 857
3 or more8.6% · 276
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dover overall: 66.2% owned, 13.9% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright51.4% · 1,654
With mortgage23.2% · 748
Shared ownership0.5% · 17
Social rented8.4% · 270
Private rented16.5% · 532
Type of home
Detached house27.3% · 881
Semi-detached house24.5% · 789
Terraced house29.6% · 954
Purpose-built flat10.6% · 343
Converted house5.0% · 160
Other conversion1.9% · 62
Above shop / office1.0% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012870- Council
- Dover District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Deal & Walmer
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 17
Parishes in the ward
Walmer
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% owned7,545DDover 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% owned8,276WWhitfield24.4% 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.