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Electoral wardE05010026

Sandgate & West Folkestone ward, Folkestone and Hythe

Sandgate & West Folkestone is one of 13 electoral wards of Folkestone and Hythe District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,062 residents in 2,591 households — 2,383 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Folkestone and Hythe constituency; for county elections it is in the Cheriton, Sandgate & Hythe East division.

Residents, 20216,062council ward average 8,443
Households2,5912.34 residents per household
Density2,383/ km²about 2.54 km² · Folkestone and Hythe 308
Aged 65+25.7%Folkestone and Hythe: 25.0% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 264
5–94.6% · 278
10–155.9% · 359
16–193.0% · 183
20–248.4% · 512
25–3410.0% · 605
35–4916.8% · 1,021
50–6421.2% · 1,284
65–7414.5% · 877
75–848.2% · 495
85+3.0% · 184

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.7% · 432
1 car or van46.5% · 1,206
2 cars or vans28.5% · 739
3 or more8.3% · 214
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Folkestone and Hythe overall: 65.8% owned, 10.9% social rented, 22.5% private rented.

Owned outright41.9% · 1,085
With mortgage27.2% · 704
Shared ownership0.8% · 20
Social rented9.0% · 233
Private rented21.2% · 548

Type of home

Detached house29.4% · 762
Semi-detached house23.1% · 599
Terraced house16.3% · 423
Purpose-built flat20.9% · 541
Converted house7.1% · 185
Other conversion1.9% · 49
Above shop / office1.2% · 30
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010026
County council
Kent County Council
County division
Cheriton, Sandgate & Hythe East
Region
South East
Density rank in council
6 of 13

Parishes in the ward

FolkestoneSandgate

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% owned7,252RRomney Marsh38.0% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned7,108WWalland & Denge Marsh26.2% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned7,869

All 13 wards of Folkestone and Hythe

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.