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Electoral wardE05010025
Romney Marsh ward, Folkestone and Hythe
Romney Marsh is one of 13 electoral wards of Folkestone and Hythe District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,108 residents in 3,260 households — 134 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Folkestone and Hythe constituency; for county elections it is in the Hythe West and Romney Marsh divisions.
Residents, 20217,108council ward average 8,443
Households3,2602.18 residents per household
Density134/ km²about 52.85 km² · Folkestone and Hythe 308
Aged 65+38.0%Folkestone and Hythe: 25.0% · under 16: 11.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 229
5–93.7% · 261
10–154.2% · 299
16–192.9% · 203
20–243.5% · 250
25–346.9% · 494
35–4912.9% · 916
50–6424.7% · 1,754
65–7420.2% · 1,437
75–8413.5% · 963
85+4.2% · 302
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.5% · 441
1 car or van42.3% · 1,380
2 cars or vans30.1% · 981
3 or more14.1% · 460
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Folkestone and Hythe overall: 65.8% owned, 10.9% social rented, 22.5% private rented.
Owned outright57.6% · 1,875
With mortgage24.0% · 780
Shared ownership0.5% · 15
Social rented7.4% · 242
Private rented10.5% · 341
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house49.6% · 1,615
Semi-detached house38.2% · 1,244
Terraced house6.5% · 212
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 91
Converted house1.0% · 32
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.9% · 30
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 25
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010025- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Hythe West, Romney Marsh
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 13
Parishes in the ward
BurmarshDymchurchNewchurchSt. Mary in the Marsh
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBroadmead24.5% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned4,201CCheriton16.5% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned13,519EEast Folkestone14.9% aged 65+ · 54.3% owned11,551FFolkestone Central21.9% aged 65+ · 37.5% owned10,313FFolkestone Harbour17.1% aged 65+ · 46.8% owned6,638HHythe36.7% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned11,110HHythe Rural28.8% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned6,210NNew Romney33.7% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned7,252SSandgate & West Folkestone25.7% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned6,062WWalland & Denge Marsh26.2% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned7,869
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.